Development Control Statistics: England 2008-09

Published	29 October 2009
Type(s)	Statistics
Site	Corporate
ISBN	9781409819943
Price	Free

Summary

The latest national statistics on Development Control were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 29 October 2009.

Statistics in this release present provisional figures on Development Control in England in 2008-09.

In 2008/09, 'district level' planning authorities in England received 507,000 applications, a decrease of 22 per cent when compared to the previous year.
- There were 489,000 decisions (granted or refused), 18 per lower than the previous year.
- Permissions amounted to 387,000, 83 per cent of decisions. The rate remaining approximately level since 2005/06.
- 71 per cent of major applications were decided within 13 weeks. The rate has stayed level since 2006/07.
In 2008/09, 'county level' planning authorities received 1,667 'county matters' planning applications, 8 per cent lower than in the previous year
- There were 1,507 decisions of which 92 per cent were permissions. This rate has remained more or less level since 2001/02

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