Accredited official statistics

Planning applications in England: April to September 2011

National statistics about the number of planning applications made and permissions granted in England.

Applies to England

Documents

Planning applications: April to September 2011 (England)

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P120: district planning authorities: planning applications received and decided

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P121: district planning authorities: planning decisions by region, type of authority and speed of decision

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P122: district planning authorities: planning decisions by region, type of authority and speed of decision

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P123: district planning authorities: planning decisions by speed, performance agreements and type of development

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P124: district planning authorities: planning decisions by speed, performance agreements and type of development

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P125: district planning authorities: major planning decisions by speed, performance agreements and type of development

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P126: district planning authorities: major planning decisions by speed, performance agreements and type of development

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P127: district planning authorities: enforcement action

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P128: district planning authorities: regulation 3 and 4 consents granted and applications for determination

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P129: district planning authorities: enforcement action by authority

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P130: district planning authorities: enforcement action by authority

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P131: district planning authorities: planning decisions, by development type, speed of decision and authority

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Table P132: district planning authorities: planning decisions, by development type, speed of decision and authority

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

The latest national statistics on planning applications were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 3 February 2011.

In the period April to June 2011 authorities undertaking district-level planning in England:

  • received 120,600 applications for planning permission
  • decided 109,200 planning applications
  • granted 89,000 permissions

In the period July to September 2011 district-level planning authorities:

  • received 121,300 applications for planning permission, a decrease of 4% compared with the corresponding quarter in 2010
  • decided 116,100 planning applications, 3% lower than in the same quarter in the previous year
  • and granted 94,200 permissions, down 3% on the same quarter in 2010

In the year ending September 2011, district-level planning authorities:

  • received 471,900 applications, a decrease of 2% on the year ending September 2010 figure
  • decided 432,300 planning applications, a slight decrease on the figure of 433,800 decisions in the year ending September 2010
  • granted 350,700 permissions, a slight increase on the figure of 349,700 permissions granted in the year to September 2010
  • decided 62% of major applications in 13 weeks, 72% of minor and 84% of others in 8 weeks; this compares to 70% for majors, 77% for minors and 87% for others in the year ending September 2010

You can also view the full set of live tables on planning application statistics on this site.

Updates to this page

Published 3 February 2012

Sign up for emails or print this page