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Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes issued 226 decisions on planning and building permits (34% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its caseload. 60% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 24 months, the same as for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes went from 325 in 2023 to 226 in 2025, with a maximum of 342 in 2024. That is a decrease of 30%, against a decrease of 21% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes went from 8% in 2023 to 5% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 60% in 2025, against 65% in 2023; the median time is 24 months in 2025 as in 2023.

TA Nîmes: decisions on planning and building permits per year2023 : Decisions 325 ; 2024 : Decisions 342 ; 2025 : Decisions 2260100200300400Decisions 2023 : 3252023Decisions 2024 : 3422024Decisions 2025 : 2262025
TA Nîmes: decisions on planning and building permits per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023325–8%65%24 months
2024342+5%8%53%25 months
2025226−34%5%60%24 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes were published. TA Nîmes stands for Tribunal administratif de Nîmes. 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.

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 24 months for cases on planning and building permits decided at the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes: a quarter are decided in less than 12 months, a quarter wait more than 26 months. This median was 25 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes (24 months) is the same as that of all administrative tribunals (24 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes is 9 months; on this subject it is 15 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 211 judgments and rulings; 15 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 time24 monthsthe same as for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than26 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted211out of 226 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Nîmes, 2025< 3 months : 11% ; 3-6 months : 1% ; 6-12 months : 14% ; 1-2 years : 23% ; 2-3 years : 51% ; > 3 years : 1%11%< 3 months1%3-6 months14%6-12 months23%1-2 years51%2-3 years1%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA NîmesAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months11%18%
3-6 months1%2%
6-12 months14%10%
1-2 years23%20%
2-3 years51%34%
> 3 years1%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.

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 216 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 60% are dismissals, 36% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 5% 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 Nîmes is 1 point lower than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 7 points.

Outcomes on planning and building permits in 2025
  • TA Nîmes
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on planning and building permits in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed12960%61%
Annulled or granted7736%32%
No need to rule42%2%
Withdrawn63%5%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

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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 Nîmes issued 226, that is 30%.

On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes issued 226 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 4%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 3% for the administrative tribunal of Toulouse to 5% for the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes and the administrative tribunal of Montpellier. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 60% for the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes to 63% for the administrative tribunal of Toulouse. The median time ranges from 24 months for the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes to 25 months for the administrative tribunal of Montpellier.

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 Montpellier2965%62%25 months
Tribunal administratif de Nîmes2265%60%24 months
Tribunal administratif de Toulouse2243%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 Nîmes: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 226 decisions, or 5% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes, this subject comes behind civil service (333) and ahead of tax (183).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,39030%55%2 months
Social welfare3728%88%–
Civil service3337%59%27 months
Planning and building permits2265%60%24 months
Tax1834%––
Local authorities and public property1303%––
Housing1213%––
Driving licences942%––
Environment and agriculture621%––
Public health531%––
Employment law511%––
Public procurement381%––
Education321%––
Policing291%––
Elections20.04%––
Other subjects1,52333%52%11 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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 4,639 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes in 2025, 226 fall under planning and building permits (5%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,523 (33%) 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 Nîmes issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Nîmes issued 226 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (34% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its 4,639 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 893 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 24 months for cases on planning and building permits: a quarter are decided in less than 12 months, a quarter wait more than 26 months. It is the same for all administrative tribunals.

What share of the decisions on planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes are dismissals?

In 2025, 60% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Tribunal administratif de Nîmes with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 216 of the 226 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 Montpellier and Toulouse issued 296 and 224 respectively.