HC Deb 22 May 1992 vol 208 c284W
Rev. Martin Smyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average length of time taken to grant planning permission for conversion of property and commercial development.

Mr. Atkins

For the year ended 31 March 1992 the median number of calendar days taken to decide planning applications for the conversion of a property to another use was 67. The corresponding figure for applications involving commercial development was 70.

Rev. Martin Smyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many requests for planning permission take over two years from formal application to decision.

Mr. Atkins

Of the 18,341 planning applications determined in the year ended 31 March 1992, 62 or 0.3 per cent. took over two years to decide.