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Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Rouen

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Rouen issued 117 decisions on planning and building permits (11% fewer than in 2024), that is 2% of its caseload, against 3% for all administrative tribunals. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.

Activity year by year

On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen fell every year, from 211 in 2023 to 117 in 2025. That is a decrease of 45%, against a decrease of 21% for all administrative tribunals. Since 2023, the Tribunal administratif de Rouen has issued 459 decisions on this subject.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen went from 5% in 2023 to 2% in 2025.

TA Rouen: decisions on planning and building permits per year2023 : Decisions 211 ; 2024 : Decisions 131 ; 2025 : Decisions 1170100200300Decisions 2023 : 2112023Decisions 2024 : 1312024Decisions 2025 : 1172025
TA Rouen: decisions on planning and building permits per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseload
2023211–5%
2024131−38%3%
2025117−11%2%

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen were published. TA Rouen stands for Tribunal administratif de Rouen. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.

See also Tribunal administratif de Rouen: all subjects Planning and building permits in France

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 359 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Rouen issued 117, that is 33%.

On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Rouen issued 117 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 2%.

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 Lille1532%––
Tribunal administratif de Rouen1172%––
Tribunal administratif d'Amiens892%––

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 Douai Planning and building permits in France Tribunal administratif de Rouen: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 117 decisions, or 2% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen, this subject comes behind driving licences (161) and ahead of education (104).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,94040%61%3 months
Social welfare3437%87%–
Civil service3076%59%19 months
Tax1784%––
Driving licences1613%––
Planning and building permits1172%––
Education1042%––
Local authorities and public property842%––
Housing671%––
Policing611%––
Employment law531%––
Environment and agriculture471%––
Public procurement461%––
Public health451%––
Elections20.04%––
Other subjects1,34527%56%9 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 Rouen: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 4,900 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen in 2025, 117 fall under planning and building permits (2%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,345 (27%) 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 Rouen issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Rouen issued 117 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (11% fewer than in 2024), that is 2% of its 4,900 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 459 decisions.

Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Rouen?

With 117 decisions in 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Rouen stays below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in this subject: below it, a dismissal rate or a median time would vary too much from one year to the next. Only numbers of decisions are shown.

How much of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen does this subject represent?

It accounts for 2% of the 4,900 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rouen in 2025, against 3% for all administrative tribunals.

How many decisions on planning and building permits did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Lille and Amiens issued 153 and 89 respectively.