HC Deb 26 July 1972 vol 841 cc312-3W
Mr. Tugendhat

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning permissions for the building of private dwellings have been given in the City of Westminster since 1965; and how many have been completed.

Mr. Peyton

From 1st April, 1965, to 30th June, 1971, 488 planning permissions for private dwellings, excluding conversions, had been granted; 204 had been implemented by the end of 1971.

Mr. Tugendhat

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the annual rate at which planning permissions for private dwellings have been granted in the City of Westminster since 1965; and what has been the anuual rate of starts and completions of such dwellings.

Mr. Peyton

The annual rate of these permissions has been:

1965 (from 1st April) 36
1966 72
1967 92
1968 58
1969 79
1970 86
1971 (up to 30th June) 65

Figures for starts relating to these permissions are not available, but the numbers of these permissions implemented are as follows:

1965 0
1966 6
1967 13
1968 56
1969 36
1970 20
1971 73

Mr. Tugendhat

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many dwellings are at present unoccupied in the City of Westminster on sites for which planning permission has been granted for the building of new private dwellings;

(2) how many dwellings are at present unoccupied in the City of Westminster on sites for which planning permission has been granted for new commercial and office buildings.

Mr. Peyton

This information is not available.

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