Subject and court · First instance · France
Planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Versailles
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 213 decisions on planning and building permits (19% fewer than in 2024), that is 2% of its caseload. 57% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 2025213−19% over one year
- Share of caseload2%against 3% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate57%against 61% for all administrative tribunals
- Decisions since 2023815from 2023 to 2025
Activity year by year
On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles fell every year, from 340 in 2023 to 213 in 2025. That is a decrease of 37%, against a decrease of 21% for all administrative tribunals.
Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles went from 4% in 2023 to 2% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 57% in 2025, against 59% in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 340 | – | 4% | 59% | 20 months |
| 2024 | 262 | −23% | 4% | 58% | 23 months |
| 2025 | 213 | −19% | 2% | 57% | – |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles were published. TA Versailles stands for Tribunal administratif de Versailles. 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 Versailles: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 202 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 57% are dismissals, 35% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 8% 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%. 11 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 Versailles is 4 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 Versailles
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 115 | 57% | 61% |
| Annulled or granted | 70 | 35% | 32% |
| No need to rule | 6 | 3% | 2% |
| Withdrawn | 11 | 5% | 5% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Versailles: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Same subject in the jurisdiction
In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 608 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 213, that is 35%.
On planning and building permits, the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 213 of the 6,133 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 3%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative tribunal of Cergy-Pontoise to 3% for the administrative tribunal of Orléans; it is 2% for the Tribunal administratif de Versailles. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 57% for the Tribunal administratif de Versailles to 66% for the administrative tribunal of Cergy-Pontoise.
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise | 223 | 1% | 66% | – |
| Tribunal administratif de Versailles | 213 | 2% | 57% | – |
| Tribunal administratif d'Orléans | 172 | 3% | – | – |
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 Versailles Planning and building permits in France Tribunal administratif de Versailles: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 213 decisions, or 2% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles, this subject comes behind civil service (224) and ahead of employment law (91).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 5,022 | 49% | 70% | 2 months |
| Housing | 382 | 4% | 38% | – |
| Tax | 308 | 3% | 69% | 28 months |
| Social welfare | 299 | 3% | 68% | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 268 | 3% | 66% | 22 months |
| Driving licences | 259 | 3% | 71% | – |
| Civil service | 224 | 2% | 68% | – |
| Planning and building permits | 213 | 2% | 57% | – |
| Employment law | 91 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 75 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 58 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 57 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 45 | 0.4% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 30 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Elections | 9 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 3,014 | 29% | 46% | 5 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 Versailles: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 10,354 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles in 2025, 213 fall under planning and building permits (2%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,014 (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 Versailles issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 213 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (19% fewer than in 2024), that is 2% of its 10,354 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 815 decisions.
Why is the time to judgment on planning and building permits at the Tribunal administratif de Versailles not shown?
Of the 213 decisions of 2025, only 185 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 Versailles are dismissals?
In 2025, 57% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 61% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 202 of the 213 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 Cergy-Pontoise and Orléans issued 223 and 172 respectively.