§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many planning permissions have been granted in each of the last five years in England for developments of(a) up to 100, (b) up to 500 and (c) up to 1,000 homes. [47724]
§ Mr. RaynsfordI regret that the information requested is not available. Information on the number of applications granted for planning permission for minor 93W and major dwellings developments is available from my department's quarterly statistics of planning applications. Figures for 1993 to 1997 are shown in the table.
Applications granted for planning permission Thousands Year Minor dwellings developments1 Major dwellings developments1 All dwellings developments 1993 38.4 7.1 45.4 1994 40.6 7.1 47.7 1995 37.6 6.3 43.9 1996 34.6 5.8 40.4 1997 35.5 6.0 41.4 1A major dwellings development involves the construction of 10 or more dwellings or, where the number is not given in the application, the area of the site is more than 0.5 hectares. A minor dwellings development is one which does not meet the criteria for major development