Planning applications in England: April to June 2010
The latest national statistics on Planning Applications were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 30 September 2010…
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The latest national statistics on Planning Applications were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 30 September 2010.
In the period April to June 2010 local authorities undertaking district level planning:
- received 127,100 applications, up by around 8 per cent when compared with the June 2009 quarter;
- decided (granted or refused) 112,400 applications, an increase of 7 per cent when compared with the June 2009 quarter;
- granted 91,000 applications, an increase of 9 per cent when compared with the June 2009 quarter;
- decided 12,800 applications for residential developments, up by 6 per cent compared with June 2009 quarter;
- decided 1,200 major residential developments applications (10 or more dwellings), up by 9 per cent compared with the June 2009 quarter;
- decided 70 per cent of major applications within 13 weeks;
Authorities undertaking ‘county level’ planning decided 306 applications, a decrease of 2 per cent when compared with the same quarter a year ago.
The full set of Statistics of Planning Applications Live Tables are available at Live Tables on Development Control Statistics.