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Planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon
In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issued 185 decisions on planning and building permits (9% fewer than in 2024), that is 6% of its caseload, against 4% for all administrative courts of appeal. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.
- Decisions in 2025185−9% over one year
- Share of caseload6%against 4% for all administrative courts of appeal
- Decisions since 2023643from 2023 to 2025
- Same subject, all courts1,214decisions in 2025
Activity year by year
On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon fell every year, from 255 in 2023 to 185 in 2025. That is a decrease of 27%, against a decrease of 29% for all administrative courts of appeal. Since 2023, the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon has issued 643 decisions on this subject.
Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon went from 7% in 2023 to 6% in 2025.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 255 | – | 7% |
| 2024 | 203 | −20% | 6% |
| 2025 | 185 | −9% | 6% |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon were published. CAA Lyon stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Same subject in the courts of appeal
The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 1,214 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issued 185, that is 15%.
On planning and building permits, the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issued 185 of the 1,214 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 15%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative court of appeal of Paris to 8% for the administrative courts of appeal of Marseille and Bordeaux; it is 6% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 72% for the administrative court of appeal of Marseille to 76% for the administrative court of appeal of Bordeaux.
- Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille
- Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
- Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes
- Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy
- Cour administrative d'appel de Douai
- Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles
- Cour administrative d'appel de Paris
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille | 222 | 8% | 72% | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux | 202 | 8% | 76% | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon | 185 | 6% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes | 172 | 6% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse | 131 | 5% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy | 104 | 4% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Douai | 73 | 4% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles | 71 | 2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Paris | 54 | 1% | – | – |
Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.
See also In cassation: Conseil d'État Planning and building permits in France Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 185 decisions, or 6% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon, this subject comes behind civil service (238) and ahead of local authorities and public property (75).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,501 | 48% | 85% | 10 months |
| Tax | 305 | 10% | 76% | 18 months |
| Civil service | 238 | 8% | 73% | 15 months |
| Planning and building permits | 185 | 6% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 75 | 2% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 69 | 2% | – | – |
| Social welfare | 64 | 2% | – | – |
| Employment law | 39 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 33 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 33 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 19 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 16 | 1% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 9 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Housing | 5 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 530 | 17% | 57% | 16 months |
Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 3,121 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon in 2025, 185 fall under planning and building permits (6%), based on the legal texts they cite; 530 (17%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on planning and building permits did the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issue in 2025?
The Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issued 185 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (9% fewer than in 2024), that is 6% of its 3,121 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 643 decisions.
Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon?
With 185 decisions in 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon stays below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in this subject: below it, a dismissal rate or a median time would vary too much from one year to the next. Only numbers of decisions are shown.
How much of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon does this subject represent?
It accounts for 6% of the 3,121 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon in 2025, against 4% for all administrative courts of appeal.
How many decisions on planning and building permits did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?
In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Marseille, Bordeaux and Nantes issued 222, 202 and 172 respectively. The others issued fewer.