Subject and court · First instance · France
Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issued 296 decisions on planning and building permits (14% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its caseload. 62% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 25 months, against 24 months for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 2025296−14% over one year
- Share of caseload5%against 3% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate62%against 61% for all administrative tribunals
- Median time25 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 Montpellier fell every year, from 446 in 2023 to 296 in 2025. That is a decrease of 34%, against a decrease of 21% for all administrative tribunals.
Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier went from 8% in 2023 to 5% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 62% in 2025, against 59% in 2023; the median time is 25 months in 2025, against 18 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 446 | – | 8% | 59% | 18 months |
| 2024 | 344 | −23% | 7% | 53% | 21 months |
| 2025 | 296 | −14% | 5% | 62% | 25 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier were published. TA Montpellier stands for Tribunal administratif de Montpellier. 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 Montpellier: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 25 months for cases on planning and building permits decided at the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier: a quarter are decided in less than 12 months, a quarter wait more than 30 months. This median was 21 months in 2024.
The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier (25 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (24 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier is 7 months; on this subject it is 18 months longer.
The median time is calculated on 254 judgments and rulings; 42 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 12 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time25 monthsagainst 24 months for all administrative tribunals
- A quarter of cases wait more than30 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted254out of 296 decisions in 2025
| Duration | TA Montpellier | Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 13% | 18% |
| 3-6 months | 2% | 2% |
| 6-12 months | 11% | 10% |
| 1-2 years | 17% | 20% |
| 2-3 years | 55% | 34% |
| > 3 years | 2% | 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 Montpellier: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 282 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 62% are dismissals, 30% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 8% 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%. 14 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 Montpellier is 1 point higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 9 points.
- TA Montpellier
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 175 | 62% | 61% |
| Annulled or granted | 84 | 30% | 32% |
| No need to rule | 5 | 2% | 2% |
| Withdrawn | 18 | 6% | 5% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Montpellier: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Same subject in the jurisdiction
In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 746 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issued 296, that is 40%.
On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issued 296 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 5%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 3% for the administrative tribunal of Toulouse to 5% for the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier and the administrative tribunal of Nîmes. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 60% for the administrative tribunal of Nîmes to 63% for the administrative tribunal of Toulouse. The median time ranges from 24 months for the administrative tribunal of Nîmes to 25 months for the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier.
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Montpellier | 296 | 5% | 62% | 25 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Nîmes | 226 | 5% | 60% | 24 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Toulouse | 224 | 3% | 63% | – |
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 Toulouse Planning and building permits in France Tribunal administratif de Montpellier: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 296 decisions, or 5% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier, this subject comes behind housing (304) and ahead of tax (177).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,495 | 26% | 71% | 5 months |
| Social welfare | 416 | 7% | 88% | – |
| Civil service | 405 | 7% | 64% | 27 months |
| Housing | 304 | 5% | 74% | – |
| Planning and building permits | 296 | 5% | 62% | 25 months |
| Tax | 177 | 3% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 137 | 2% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 77 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 71 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 55 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 54 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 43 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 41 | 1% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 37 | 1% | – | – |
| Elections | 3 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 2,216 | 38% | 53% | 4 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 Montpellier: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 5,827 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier in 2025, 296 fall under planning and building permits (5%), based on the legal texts they cite; 2,216 (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 Montpellier issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issued 296 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (14% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its 5,827 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,086 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 25 months for cases on planning and building permits: a quarter are decided in less than 12 months, a quarter wait more than 30 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 Montpellier are dismissals?
In 2025, 62% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 282 of the 296 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 Nîmes and Toulouse issued 226 and 224 respectively.