Subject and court · First instance · France
Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 215 decisions on planning and building permits (32% fewer than in 2024), that is 1% of its caseload. 72% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 2025215−32% over one year
- Share of caseload1%against 3% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate72%against 61% for all administrative tribunals
- Decisions since 2023853from 2023 to 2025
Activity year by year
On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes fell every year, from 324 in 2023 to 215 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 Nantes went from 2% in 2023 to 1% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 72% in 2025, against 74% in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 324 | – | 2% | 74% | 29 months |
| 2024 | 314 | −3% | 2% | 69% | 36 months |
| 2025 | 215 | −32% | 1% | 72% | – |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes were published. TA Nantes stands for Tribunal administratif de Nantes. 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 Nantes: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 210 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 72% are dismissals, 22% 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%. 5 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 Nantes is 11 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 3 points.
- TA Nantes
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 152 | 72% | 61% |
| Annulled or granted | 46 | 22% | 32% |
| No need to rule | 7 | 3% | 2% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 2% | 5% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Nantes: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
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 Nantes issued 215, that is 32%.
On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 215 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 4%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the Tribunal administratif de Nantes to 6% for the administrative tribunal of 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 Tribunal administratif de Nantes.
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Rennes | 268 | 5% | 66% | 24 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Nantes | 215 | 1% | 72% | – |
| Tribunal administratif de Caen | 189 | 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 Nantes Planning and building permits in France Tribunal administratif de Nantes: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 215 decisions, or 1% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes, this subject comes behind local authorities and public property (229) and ahead of driving licences (169).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 6,607 | 41% | 64% | 9 months |
| Social welfare | 580 | 4% | 66% | 37 months |
| Civil service | 431 | 3% | 59% | 35 months |
| Tax | 260 | 2% | 89% | 43 months |
| Housing | 244 | 1% | 31% | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 229 | 1% | 62% | – |
| Planning and building permits | 215 | 1% | 72% | – |
| Driving licences | 169 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 126 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 65 | 0.4% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 63 | 0.4% | – | – |
| Public health | 63 | 0.4% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 58 | 0.4% | – | – |
| Education | 43 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Elections | 3 | 0.02% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 7,145 | 44% | 55% | 25 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 Nantes: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 16,301 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes in 2025, 215 fall under planning and building permits (1%), based on the legal texts they cite; 7,145 (44%) 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 Nantes issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 215 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (32% fewer than in 2024), that is 1% of its 16,301 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 853 decisions.
Why is the time to judgment on planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes not shown?
Of the 215 decisions of 2025, only 186 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 Tribunal administratif de Nantes are dismissals?
In 2025, 72% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 210 of the 215 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 Rennes and Caen issued 268 and 189 respectively.