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Planning Permission

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 November 2024UIN 13115

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average length of time was for planning permission to be granted for (a) businesses and (b) residential properties in (i) Great Yarmouth constituency and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

We do not hold this information. However data on the number of permissions granted for residential and non-residential development and local planning authority performance in deciding planning applications can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-planning-application-statistics.

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