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Summary

The latest national statistics on Planning Applications were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 18 December 2009.

The statistics in this Release are based on information for the September quarter 2009 reported to Communities and Local Government as at 13 November 2009 and update those previously released on 25 September 2009.

Key points from the latest release are:

In the September quarter 2009:

• The number of planning applications received by district level planning authorities decreased by 12 per cent when compared with the September 2008 quarter.
• District level planning authorities also saw a decrease of 18 per cent in the number of applications decided (granted or refused) when compared with the same quarter a year ago.
• Decisions on planning applications for residential developments (dwellings) decreased by 27 per cent in the September quarter 2009 compared with the corresponding quarter in 2008. Decisions on major residential developments (10 or more dwellings) fell by 29 per cent over the same period.
• The percentage of major applications determined within the 13 week target was 72 per cent compared with 70 per cent in the September 2008 quarter.
• Authorities that undertake county level planning activity determined 391 applications, a decrease of 11 per cent when compared with the same quarter a year ago.

The full set of Statistics of Planning Applications Live Tables are available at Live Tables on Development Control Statistics.

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• Planning Applications: September Quarter 2009, (England)
  PDF , 234 kb , 15 pages
• Planning Applications: September Quarter 2009, (England)
  MS Word , 251 kb , 15 pages
• Planning Applications: September Quarter 2009, (England) - Tables
  MS Excel , 1948 kb
• Pre-release Access list: Planning Applications
  PDF , 27 kb , 1 pages

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