National statistics

Planning applications in England: July to September 2013

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

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Published
19 December 2013

Applies to England

Documents

Planning applications: July to September 2013 (England)

Ref: ISBN 9781409841111

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Details

The latest national statistics on planning applications were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 19 December 2013.

Between July and September 2013 district level planning authorities in England:

  • decided 114,000 planning applications, 3% higher than in the same quarter in the previous year
  • granted 93,500 permissions, 4% higher than in the same quarter in 2012
  • granted 88% of applications, compared with 87% in the same quarter in 2012
  • decided 10% more residential decisions compared to the September quarter 2012, with numbers of major decisions (10 or more dwellings) up by 42%

In the year ending September 2013, district level planning authorities:

  • decided 422,000 planning applications, a decrease of 2% compared to the figure for the year to September 2012
  • granted 346,400 permissions, a decrease of 1% compared to the figure for the year to September 2012
  • granted 88% of decisions, an increase of 1 percentage point when compared to the previous year
  • decided 62% of major applications in 13 weeks compared with 56% in the previous year
  • decided 69% of minor applications and 83% of others in 8 weeks compared with 69% and 81% respectively in the previous year
  • decided 6% more residential decisions compared to the previous year, with major residential decisions up by 26%
Published 19 December 2013

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