Subject and court · First instance · France
Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Nice
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Nice issued 335 decisions on planning and building permits (1% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its caseload. 59% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 28 months, against 24 months for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 2025335−1% over one year
- Share of caseload5%against 3% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate59%against 61% for all administrative tribunals
- Median time28 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 Nice fell every year, from 406 in 2023 to 335 in 2025. That is a decrease of 17%, against a decrease of 21% for all administrative tribunals.
Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Nice went from 7% in 2023 to 5% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 59% in 2025, against 58% in 2023; the median time is 28 months in 2025, against 36 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 406 | – | 7% | 58% | 36 months |
| 2024 | 337 | −17% | 5% | 60% | 28 months |
| 2025 | 335 | −1% | 5% | 59% | 28 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nice were published. TA Nice stands for Tribunal administratif de Nice. 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 Nice: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 28 months for cases on planning and building permits decided at the Tribunal administratif de Nice: a quarter are decided in less than 11 months, a quarter wait more than 32 months. This median is the same as in 2024.
The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Nice (28 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (24 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Nice is 9 months; on this subject it is 19 months longer.
The median time is calculated on 286 judgments and rulings; 49 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 11 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time28 monthsagainst 24 months for all administrative tribunals
- A quarter of cases wait more than32 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted286out of 335 decisions in 2025
| Duration | TA Nice | Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 13% | 18% |
| 3-6 months | 1% | 2% |
| 6-12 months | 18% | 10% |
| 1-2 years | 11% | 20% |
| 2-3 years | 46% | 34% |
| > 3 years | 12% | 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 Nice: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 315 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 59% are dismissals, 32% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 9% 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%. 20 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 Nice is 2 points lower than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 1 point.
- TA Nice
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 187 | 59% | 61% |
| Annulled or granted | 100 | 32% | 32% |
| No need to rule | 7 | 2% | 2% |
| Withdrawn | 20 | 6% | 5% |
| Referred or transferred | 1 | 0.3% | 0.03% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Nice: 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 Nice issued 335, that is 25%.
On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Nice issued 335 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 5%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 5% for the Tribunal administratif de Nice and the administrative tribunal of Marseille 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 administrative tribunal of Marseille. The median time ranges from 3 months for the administrative tribunal of Bastia to 34 months for the administrative tribunal of 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 Nice: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 335 decisions, or 5% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Nice, this subject comes behind housing (453) and ahead of tax (274).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 2,580 | 39% | 55% | 5 months |
| Housing | 453 | 7% | 33% | – |
| Planning and building permits | 335 | 5% | 59% | 28 months |
| Tax | 274 | 4% | 77% | 31 months |
| Social welfare | 225 | 3% | 81% | – |
| Civil service | 177 | 3% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 162 | 2% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 158 | 2% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 59 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 58 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 58 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 55 | 1% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 44 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 43 | 1% | – | – |
| Elections | 4 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 1,888 | 29% | 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 Nice: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 6,573 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nice in 2025, 335 fall under planning and building permits (5%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,888 (29%) 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 Nice issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Nice issued 335 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (1% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its 6,573 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,078 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Nice?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 28 months for cases on planning and building permits: a quarter are decided in less than 11 months, a quarter wait more than 32 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 Nice are dismissals?
In 2025, 59% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Tribunal administratif de Nice with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 315 of the 335 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 Marseille, Bastia and Toulon issued 554, 258 and 197 respectively.