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Planning applications October to December 2006.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 March 2007-UK Government: Planning applications October to December 2006(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Due to seasonal variation, quarterly figures are compared with the corresponding quarter in the previous year in this statistical release.

DISTRICT PLANNING AUTHORITIES

Planning applications

In the fourth quarter of 2006, district planning authorities in England received 149 thousand applications for planning permission (Table 1); an increase of 1 per cent compared with the corresponding quarter in 2005. The largest increase in the number of planning applications received was in the South West and West Midlands (both 3 per cent). Other increases were in London and the South East (both 2 per cent). There were decreases in the number of planning applications received in East Midlands (-2 per cent) and North West (-1 per cent).

Planning decisions

District planning authorities decided 141 thousand planning applications in the fourth quarter of 2006; 1 per cent lower than the same quarter last year. The largest decrease in the number of planning applications determined was in East Midlands (5 per cent); others were in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber and West Midlands (all 3 per cent). However, the number of planning applications determined in London increased by 3 per cent and North East by 1 per cent when compared with the same quarter last year (Table 2).

Householder decisions increased by 1 per cent from 69,400 to 70,400 and accounted for 50 per cent of all decisions. Decisions on dwelling applications, for both major and minor developments decreased from 20,000 to 18,300 and accounted for 13 per cent of the total (Table 3).

Applications granted 82 per cent of all decisions in the fourth quarter of 2006 were granted; no change when compared with the same period in 2005 (Table 1). Approval rates across the regions ranged from 76 per cent in London to 90 per cent in the North East (Table 2).

Speed of decision

In October to December 2006 district authorities, on average, determined 70...

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