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Summary

The latest national statistics on planning applications were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 12 December 2008.

This release presents quarterly statistics on local planning authorities in England. It covers information on Planning applications received and decided including decisions on applications for residential developments (dwellings) and enforcement activities. These are provided at national, regional and local authority level.

The statistics in this Release are based on information for the September quarter 2008 reported to Communities and Local Government as at 25 November 2008.

Key points from the latest release are:

In the September quarter 2008:

• The proportion of planning applications received by district level planning authorities decreased by 19 per cent when compared with the September 2007 quarter.
• District level planning authorities saw a decrease of 15 per cent in the proportion of applications decided when compared with the same quarter a year ago.
• The proportion of major decisions was down by 1 per cent when compared with the same period last year. However, there was a 15 per cent decrease in householder applications which make up 72 per cent of all other development.
• Decisions on planning applications (granted or refused) for residential developments (dwellings) decreased by 14 per cent in the September quarter 2008.
• Authorities that undertake county level planning activity determined 377 applications; a decrease of 1 per cent when compared with the same quarter a year ago. The proportion of applications granted was marginally down by 1 percentage point to 92 per cent compared with 93 per cent a year ago.

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

Details of Officials who receive pre-release access to this statistical release up to 24 hours before publication can be found at Statistics of Planning Applications.

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• Planning Applications: September Quarter 2008, (England)
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• Planning Applications: September Quarter 2008, (England) - Tables
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