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Government stats show decline in planning application submissions

27.06.2022

Laura Edgar

Department for Levelling Up housing and communities | Development Management & Enforcement | England | planning statistics

109,900 planning applications were submitted to English district level authorities between January and March 2022, 12 per cent down on the same period in 2021.

Planning application submissions decline in Northern Ireland

04.04.2022

Laura Edgar

Department for infrastructure | Development Management & Enforcement | Northern Ireland | planning statistics

A total of 3,163 planning applications were submitted to councils in Northern Ireland in the third quarter of 2021/22.

Scotland round-up: Local place plans circular published; HES acts to protect heritage from climate crisis

28.01.2022

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 22 January-28 January, 2022

Northern Ireland round-up: Done deal for Belfast city region; Report highlights dirty waters

17.12.2021

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 11 December-17 December, 2021

45% increase in planning applications submitted

27.09.2021

Laura Edgar

Department for Levelling Up housing and communities | Development Management & Enforcement | England | planning statistics

Statistics published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) show that 128,400 applications were submitted to district-level planning authorities in England seeking planning permission between April and June 2021.

Decline in the number of decisions granted by councils

05.01.2021

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | mhclg | Planning applications | planning statistics

In the year ending September 2020, district-level planning authorities in England granted 311,800 decisions, a decline of 12 per cent compared with the year ending September 2019.

Northern Ireland planning stats published

21.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Coronavirus | Housing | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Executive | planning statistics

A total of 3,288 planning applications were submitted to councils in Northern Ireland in the second quarter of 2020/2021.

Stats indicate decline in new-build starts in Q4 2019

30.03.2020

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | mhclg | new build dwellings | planning statistics

Between October and December 2019, there were an estimated 34,260 new-build starts in England, 11 per cent less than the number started between July and September 2019.

Decline in planning decisions and applications in England

30.03.2020

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | mhlcg | planning statistics

District-level planning authorities granted 83,500 decisions in the fourth quarter of 2019, which is equivalent to 87 per cent of decisions.

Small decline in Northern Ireland planning decisions

30.09.2019

Laura Edgar

Department for infrastructure | Development Management & Enforcement | Housing | Northern Ireland | planning statistics

Planning authorities in Northern Ireland decided 3,009 planning applications in the first quarter of 2019/20, a decrease of 2 per cent compared with the previous quarter, suggest government statistics.

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