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Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Caen

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Caen issued 189 decisions on planning and building permits (26% more than in 2024), that is 6% of its caseload, against 3% for all administrative tribunals. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.

Activity year by year

On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Caen went from 171 in 2023 to 189 in 2025, with a minimum of 150 in 2024. That is an increase of 11%, against a decrease of 21% for all administrative tribunals. Since 2023, the Tribunal administratif de Caen has issued 510 decisions on this subject.

TA Caen: decisions on planning and building permits per year2023 : Decisions 171 ; 2024 : Decisions 150 ; 2025 : Decisions 1890100200Decisions 2023 : 1712023Decisions 2024 : 1502024Decisions 2025 : 1892025
TA Caen: decisions on planning and building permits per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseload
2023171–6%
2024150−12%5%
2025189+26%6%

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Caen were published. TA Caen stands for Tribunal administratif de Caen. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.

See also Tribunal administratif de Caen: all subjects Planning and building permits in France

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 672 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Caen issued 189, that is 28%.

On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Caen issued 189 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 3%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative tribunal of Nantes to 6% for the Tribunal administratif de Caen. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 66% for the administrative tribunal of Rennes to 72% for the administrative tribunal of Nantes.

Decisions on planning and building permits in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Planning and building permits
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Rennes2685%66%24 months
Tribunal administratif de Nantes2151%72%–
Tribunal administratif de Caen1896%––

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 On appeal: Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes Planning and building permits in France Tribunal administratif de Caen: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 189 decisions, or 6% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Caen, this subject comes behind social welfare (195) and ahead of civil service (120).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Caen by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Caen by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration98429%47%4 months
Social welfare1956%––
Planning and building permits1896%––
Civil service1204%––
Local authorities and public property832%––
Driving licences822%––
Tax732%––
Education431%––
Environment and agriculture431%––
Public health411%––
Employment law401%––
Public procurement261%––
Housing221%––
Policing130.4%––
Elections20.1%––
Other subjects1,39042%50%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 Tribunal administratif de Caen: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 3,346 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Caen in 2025, 189 fall under planning and building permits (6%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,390 (42%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on planning and building permits did the Tribunal administratif de Caen issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Caen issued 189 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (26% more than in 2024), that is 6% of its 3,346 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 510 decisions.

Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Caen?

With 189 decisions in 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Caen 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 Tribunal administratif de Caen does this subject represent?

It accounts for 6% of the 3,346 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Caen in 2025, against 3% for all administrative tribunals.

How many decisions on planning and building permits did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Rennes and Nantes issued 268 and 215 respectively.