Subject and court · First instance · France
Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 554 decisions on planning and building permits (3% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its caseload. 61% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, the same as for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 34 months, against 24 months for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 2025554−3% over one year
- Share of caseload5%against 3% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate61%the same as for all administrative tribunals
- Median time34 monthsagainst 24 months for all administrative tribunals
Activity year by year
On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille went from 439 in 2023 to 554 in 2025, with a maximum of 572 in 2024. That is an increase of 26%, against a decrease of 21% for all administrative tribunals.
Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille went from 4% in 2023 to 5% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 61% in 2025, against 56% in 2023; the median time is 34 months in 2025, against 32 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 439 | – | 4% | 56% | 32 months |
| 2024 | 572 | +30% | 5% | 61% | 30 months |
| 2025 | 554 | −3% | 5% | 61% | 34 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille were published. TA Marseille stands for Tribunal administratif 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 Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 34 months for cases on planning and building permits decided at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille: a quarter are decided in less than 17 months, a quarter wait more than 41 months. This median was 30 months in 2024.
The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille (34 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (24 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille is 7 months; on this subject it is 27 months longer.
The median time is calculated on 510 judgments and rulings; 44 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 17 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time34 monthsagainst 24 months for all administrative tribunals
- A quarter of cases wait more than41 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted510out of 554 decisions in 2025
| Duration | TA Marseille | Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 14% | 18% |
| 3-6 months | 1% | 2% |
| 6-12 months | 5% | 10% |
| 1-2 years | 17% | 20% |
| 2-3 years | 16% | 34% |
| > 3 years | 47% | 17% |
Judgments and rulings only, excluding orders; time counted from the filing of the application to the decision. Not computed below 200 decisions in the year.
See also Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 544 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 61% are dismissals, 33% 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 tribunals, these shares are 61%, 32% and 7%. 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 Tribunal administratif de Marseille on this subject is the same as for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is unchanged.
- TA Marseille
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 330 | 61% | 61% |
| Annulled or granted | 182 | 33% | 32% |
| No need to rule | 17 | 3% | 2% |
| Withdrawn | 15 | 3% | 5% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Same subject in the jurisdiction
In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 1,344 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 554, that is 41%.
On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 554 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 9%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 5% for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille and the administrative tribunal of Nice to 14% for the administrative tribunal of Bastia. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 31% for the administrative tribunal of Bastia to 61% for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille. The median time ranges from 3 months for the administrative tribunal of Bastia to 34 months for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille.
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Marseille | 554 | 5% | 61% | 34 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Nice | 335 | 5% | 59% | 28 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Bastia | 258 | 14% | 31% | 3 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Toulon | 197 | 6% | – | – |
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 Marseille Planning and building permits in France Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 554 decisions, or 5% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille, this subject comes behind social welfare (669) and ahead of housing (505).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 3,257 | 30% | 64% | 5 months |
| Social welfare | 669 | 6% | 77% | 19 months |
| Planning and building permits | 554 | 5% | 61% | 34 months |
| Housing | 505 | 5% | 44% | 19 months |
| Civil service | 472 | 4% | 59% | 30 months |
| Tax | 293 | 3% | 66% | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 198 | 2% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 183 | 2% | – | – |
| Policing | 158 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 139 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 97 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 94 | 1% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 67 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 64 | 1% | – | – |
| Elections | 7 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 4,055 | 38% | 52% | 7 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 Marseille: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 10,812 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille in 2025, 554 fall under planning and building permits (5%), based on the legal texts they cite; 4,055 (38%) 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 Marseille issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 554 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (3% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its 10,812 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,565 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 34 months for cases on planning and building permits: a quarter are decided in less than 17 months, a quarter wait more than 41 months. On this subject it is 24 months for all administrative tribunals.
What share of the decisions on planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille are dismissals?
In 2025, 61% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille with a stated outcome were dismissals, the same as for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 544 of the 554 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on planning and building permits did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?
In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Nice, Bastia and Toulon issued 335, 258 and 197 respectively.