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Planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille

In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 222 decisions on planning and building permits (29% fewer than in 2024), that is 8% of its caseload. 72% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, the same as for all administrative courts of appeal.

Activity year by year

On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille fell every year, from 367 in 2023 to 222 in 2025. That is a decrease of 40%, against a decrease of 29% for all administrative courts of appeal.

Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille went from 11% in 2023 to 8% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 72% in 2025, against 65% in 2023.

CAA Marseille: decisions on planning and building permits per year2023 : Decisions 367 ; 2024 : Decisions 313 ; 2025 : Decisions 2220100200300400Decisions 2023 : 3672023Decisions 2024 : 3132024Decisions 2025 : 2222025
CAA Marseille: decisions on planning and building permits per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023367–11%65%18 months
2024313−15%11%69%15 months
2025222−29%8%72%–

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille were published. CAA Marseille stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille: all subjects Planning and building permits in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 212 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 72% are dismissals, 21% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 6% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative courts of appeal, these shares are 72%, 22% and 4%. 10 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.

The dismissal rate of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille on this subject is the same as for all administrative courts of appeal. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 3 points.

Outcomes on planning and building permits in 2025
  • CAA Marseille
  • Administrative courts of appeal
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on planning and building permits in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative courts of appeal
Dismissed15272%72%
Annulled or granted4421%22%
No need to rule21%1%
Withdrawn105%3%
Referred or transferred42%2%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille: all subjects Planning and building permits in France

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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 Marseille issued 222, that is 18%.

On planning and building permits, the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 222 of the 1,214 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 18%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative court of appeal of Paris to 8% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille and the administrative court of appeal of Bordeaux. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 72% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille to 76% for the administrative court of appeal of Bordeaux.

Decisions on planning and building permits in 2025
Administrative courts of appeal: Planning and building permits
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille2228%72%–
Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux2028%76%–
Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon1856%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes1726%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse1315%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy1044%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Douai734%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles712%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Paris541%––

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 Marseille: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 222 decisions, or 8% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille, this subject comes behind tax (347) and ahead of civil service (206).

Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,02537%87%9 months
Tax34712%68%19 months
Planning and building permits2228%72%–
Civil service2067%62%–
Local authorities and public property933%––
Public health733%––
Social welfare542%––
Employment law422%––
Environment and agriculture371%––
Policing221%––
Public procurement161%––
Housing120.4%––
Driving licences50.2%––
Education20.1%––
Other subjects62222%59%12 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 Marseille: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 2,778 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille in 2025, 222 fall under planning and building permits (8%), based on the legal texts they cite; 622 (22%) 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 Marseille issue in 2025?

The Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 222 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (29% fewer than in 2024), that is 8% of its 2,778 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 902 decisions.

Why is the time to judgment on planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille not shown?

Of the 222 decisions of 2025, only 179 are judgments and rulings with a measurable time, below the threshold of 200: at this level a median time would not be solid enough.

What share of the decisions on planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille are dismissals?

In 2025, 72% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille with a stated outcome were dismissals, the same as for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 212 of the 222 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on planning and building permits did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?

In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Bordeaux, Lyon and Nantes issued 202, 185 and 172 respectively. The others issued fewer.