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Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Rennes

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 268 decisions on planning and building permits (31% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its caseload. 66% 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 Rennes fell every year, from 410 in 2023 to 268 in 2025. That is a decrease of 35%, against a decrease of 21% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes went from 7% in 2023 to 5% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 66% in 2025, against 62% in 2023; the median time is 24 months in 2025, against 25 months in 2023.

TA Rennes: decisions on planning and building permits per year2023 : Decisions 410 ; 2024 : Decisions 386 ; 2025 : Decisions 2680100200300400500Decisions 2023 : 4102023Decisions 2024 : 3862024Decisions 2025 : 2682025
TA Rennes: decisions on planning and building permits per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023410–7%62%25 months
2024386−6%7%64%26 months
2025268−31%5%66%24 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes were published. TA Rennes stands for Tribunal administratif de Rennes. 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 Rennes: a quarter are decided in less than 10 months, a quarter wait more than 30 months. This median was 26 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes (24 months) is the same as that of all administrative tribunals (24 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes is 3 months; on this subject it is 21 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 226 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 10 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time24 monthsthe same as for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than30 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted226out of 268 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Rennes, 2025< 3 months : 20% ; 3-6 months : 4% ; 6-12 months : 4% ; 1-2 years : 21% ; 2-3 years : 42% ; > 3 years : 10%20%< 3 months4%3-6 months4%6-12 months21%1-2 years42%2-3 years10%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA RennesAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months20%18%
3-6 months4%2%
6-12 months4%10%
1-2 years21%20%
2-3 years42%34%
> 3 years10%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 260 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 66% are dismissals, 25% 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%. 8 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 Rennes is 5 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 2 points.

Outcomes on planning and building permits in 2025
  • TA Rennes
  • 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
Dismissed17266%61%
Annulled or granted6425%32%
No need to rule104%2%
Withdrawn145%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 Nantes, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 672 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 268, that is 40%.

On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 268 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 4%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative tribunal of Nantes to 6% for the administrative tribunal of Caen; it is 5% for the Tribunal administratif de Rennes. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 66% for the Tribunal administratif de Rennes to 72% for the administrative tribunal of Nantes.

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 Rennes2685%66%24 months
Tribunal administratif de Nantes2151%72%–
Tribunal administratif de Caen1896%––

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 Rennes: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 268 decisions, or 5% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes, this subject comes behind immigration (1,722) and ahead of civil service (253).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,72233%66%under a month
Planning and building permits2685%66%24 months
Civil service2535%63%26 months
Social welfare2244%60%–
Local authorities and public property1783%––
Tax1663%––
Education1062%––
Driving licences922%––
Housing882%––
Environment and agriculture802%––
Employment law661%––
Public health621%––
Public procurement411%––
Policing401%––
Elections30.1%––
Other subjects1,89636%50%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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 5,285 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes in 2025, 268 fall under planning and building permits (5%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,896 (36%) 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 Rennes issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 268 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (31% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its 5,285 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,064 decisions.

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

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 10 months, a quarter wait more than 30 months. It is the same for all administrative tribunals.

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

In 2025, 66% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 260 of the 268 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 Nantes and Caen issued 215 and 189 respectively.