§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many residential planning applications were received, expressed in terms of the number of dwellings which they represented, in each of the years from 1967 to 1977 inclusive; and how many of these applications were
PLANNING DECISIONS: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Permissions granted 113,594 102,334 92,356 95,647 108,584 Refusals 32,945 33,772 29,172 30,320 39,564 Total residential decisions 146,539 136,106 121,528 125,967 148,148 1972 1973 1974–75* 1975–76 Permissions granted 154,336 146,983 90,500 101,452 Refusals 72,383 74,598 38,500 31,939 Total residential decisions 226,719 221,581 129,000 133,391 * After 1973, figures are for financial years. Figures for 1974–75 include an adjustment for non-response. Source: Department of the Environment publications "Statistics for Town and Country Planning" (HMSO, 1967–73), "Development Control Statistics" (DOE, 1975–76).