HC Deb 26 July 1972 vol 841 cc311-2W
Mr. Tugendhat

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been

Private Sector Public Sector
Permitted Started Completed Permitted Started Completed
July 1969-June, 1970 44,410 38,298 42,601 16,771 23,384 24,326
July, 1970-June, 1971 60,420 43,216 44,401 13,472 19,041 23,164
July, 1971-March, 1972 51,076 37,857 36,155 10,283 15,349 15,750

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 South-East area, excluding greater London, since 1965; and how many have been completed.

Mr. Graham Page

Complete information in the form requested is not available. However, it is estimated that in the South-East, outside London, planning permission was given in the period mid-1969 to the end of March, 1972, for about 157,000 private dwellings. In the same period about 123,000 private dwellings were completed.

Mr. Tugendhat

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many dwellings are at present unoccupied in the South-East area, excluding greater London, 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 South-East area, excluding greater London, on sites for which planning permission has been granted for new commercial and office buildings.

Mr. Graham Page

This information is not available.

the annual rate at which planning permissions have been granted in the South East area, excluding greater London, since 1965; and what has been the annual rate of starts and completions of such dwellings.

Mr. Graham Page

Complete information in the form requested is not available. However, for the South East, outside London, the following are the estimated numbers of dwellings for which planning permission was granted from mid-1969 to the end of March, 1972, together with totals of starts and completions for the relevant periods: