HC Deb 09 December 1975 vol 902 cc171-5W
Mr. Tom King

asked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) how many IDC's have been granted by region and the United Kingdom total for the years 1966 to 1974, respectively, and to the latest date for which figures are available in 1975; and what was the amount of square footage involved;

Approvals Refusals
Region/Year Number Area ('000 sq. ft.) Number Area ('000 sq. ft.)
Scotland—
1966 130 7,392
1967 140 9,147
1968 158 10,645
1969 178 7,816
1970 130 9,870
1971 126 7,847
1972 90 6,652
1973 15 921
1974 3 234
1975 (January-September)
Wales—
1966 110 8,495
1967 81 4,509
1968 119 7,508
1969 131 6,763
1970 103 7,285
1971 56 2,647
1972 46 2,763
1973 40 2,962
1974 25 2,534
1975 (January-September) 6 430
Northern (Note 3)—
1966 106 7,250
1967 116 6,402
1968 134 10,738
1969 129 8,622
1970 130 7,359
1971 81 4,249
1972 38 1,619
1973 3 312
1974
1975 (January-September)
North West (Note 3)—
1966 175 8,240
1967 193 8,430
1968 297 14,553
1969 251 13,694 3 176
1970 231 12,760 1 *
1971 149 6,735
1972 216 9,729
1973 263 13,834
1974 175 8,773
1975 (January-September) 96 3,651

(2) how many applications for IDCs were made by region and the United Kingdom total for the years 1966 to 1974, respectively, and to the latest date for which figures are available in 1975; and what was the square footage involved.

Mr. Gregor Mackenzie

The IDC control has never applied in Northern Ireland. Figures for Scotland, Wales and the economic planning regions of England are given below.

Approvals Refusals
Region/Year Number Area ('000 sq. ft.) Number Area ('000 sq. ft.)
Yorkshire and Humberside (Note 3)—
1966 128 6,028
1967 184 6,614
1968 177 6,612
1969 192 12,687
1970 149 6,414 2 *
1971 121 4,338
1972 185 9,451
1973 298 16,672
1974 176 9,055
1975 (January-September) 82 3,781
East Anglia—
1966 70 3,155
1967 68 2,734
1968 84 3,298
1969 117 5,077 5 554
1970 68 2,107 1 *
1971 63 2,348 1 *
1972 97 3,698
1973 101 4,424 4 383
1974 84 3,592 2 *
1975 (January-September 35 1,261
East Midlands (Note 3)—
1966 78 3,445
1967 114 4,684
1968 127 5,206
1969 141 4,901 9 293
1970 134 4,862 11 609
1971 94 3,840 9 516
1972 136 5,241 2 *
1973 194 8,050 12 786
1974 148 8,920 6 821
1975 (January-September 76 3,146 1 *
West Midlands—
1966 128 4,335
1967 139 4,467
1968 176 8,471
1969 190 7,254 9 559
1970 177 6,451 36 1,101
1971 123 4,609 10 265
1972 184 8,408 11 740
1973 221 12,475 11 540
1974 145 6,284 9 263
1975 (January-September) 97 3,690 3 213
South East (Note 3)—
1966 430 10,519
1967 653 17,835
1968 674 18,131
1969 786 22,743 89 3,663
1970 730 19,514 73 2,686
1971 591 17,375 42 1,943
1972 606 18,449 34 1,713
1973 703 24,895 52 2,149
1974 526 17,323 39 2,615
1975 (January-September) 320 10,435 13 870
South West (Note 3)—
1966 80 3,001
1967 117 4,693
1968 119 4,474
1969 108 4,905 5 182
1970 107 4,412 1 *
1971 74 3,009 4 134
1972 93 3,439 4 201
1973 116 4,298 2 *
1974 113 4,196 3 192
1975 (January-September) 45 1,765 4 158
Approvals Refusals
Region/Year Number Area ('000 sq. ft.) Number Area ('000 sq. ft.)
Great Britain—
1966 1,435 61,860
1967 1,805 69,515
1968 2,065 89,636
1969 2,223 94,462 120 5,427
1970 1,959 81,034 125 4,765
1971 1,478 56,997 66 2,899
1972 1,691 69,449 51 2,752
1973 1,954 88,843 81 3,983
1974 1,395 60,911 59 3,986
1975 (January-September) 757 28,159 21 1,306
Notes:
1. IDC exemption limits were altered in August 1966, December 1970, July 1972 and September 1974. For purposes of comparison, the above figures are given for projects of 10,000 sq. ft. and above in the South-East and 15,000 sq. ft. elsewhere. Since July 1972, IDCs have not been required in the development and special development areas. Following the designation of the Edinburgh and Cardiff areas as development areas in August 1974, the IDC control ceased to apply in those areas.
2. Figures for refusals are not readily available before 1st January 1969.
3. Economic planning region boundaries were changed in April 1974. Regional figures since 1974 are not therefore comparable with earlier years.
4. The totals given for Great Britain are a summation of the above regional totals.
* Not shown in order to avoid disclosure of information given in confidence.

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