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Number of Planning Permissions Granted, 1992 - 2007

Period New construction Extension Alteration and conversion Total
Dwelling
Other
1992
9,156
4,457
8,199
2,675
24,487
1993
8,801
4,450
7,346
2,797
23,394
1994
9,920
5,344
8,637
3,023
26,924
1995
10,298
5,861
9,417
2,983
28,559
1996
12,016
5,301
10,422
2,799
30,538
1997
13,729
5,068
11,150
2,686
32,633
1998
16,719
5,180
12,576
2,748
37,223
19991
23,595
20001
26,332
2001
23,613
6,197
12,837
2,853
45,500
2002
19,728
5,926
12,322
2,924
40,900
2003
20,949
5,932
12,159
2,577
41,617
2004
27,512
6,717
13,468
2,575
50,272
2005
25,334
7,699
14,882
2,689
50,604
2006
22,774
10,453
16,354
2,678
52,259
2007
22,253
19,402
17,835
2,877
62,367
  • 1 A review of the series for new dwellings undertaken, resulted in revised data for 1999 and the first half of 2000. Revised data were not available for floor area or for permissions other than for new dwellings for those periods.

 

 

Total Floor Area (000sq. metres) of Planning Permissions Granted, 1992 - 2007

Period New construction Extension Total
Dwelling
Other
1992
2,499
1,411
656
4,565
1993
2,700
1,236
679
4,614
1994
2,969
1,735
938
5,639
1995
3,373
1,921
1,069
6,365
1996
4,167
2,418
1,111
7,698
1997
4,659
2,126
1,368
8,153
1998
6,098
2,548
1,574
10,221
19991
20001
2001
10,463
4,023
1,722
16,206
2002
8,792
4,004
1,623
14,420
2003
9,611
3,937
1,497
15,044
2004
12,795
4,258
1,665
18,719
2005
13,165
4,957
1,872
19,995
2006
11,091
6,224
1,973
19,288
2007
12,206
9,314
2,575
24,093
  • 1 A review of the series for new dwellings undertaken, resulted in revised data for 1999 and the first half of 2000. Revised data were not available for floor area or for permissions other than for new dwellings for those periods.

 

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