AQW 2715/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for the number of planning applications (i) received; and (ii) approved in the last five years, broken down by (a) regionally significant applications; (b) major applications; and (c) local applications.
Asked by Peter McReynolds MLA on 3 August 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 3 August 2022
- Answer due by
- 18 August 2022
- Answered
- 11 August 20228 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The information as requested is set out in the table below.
Planning Applications received, decided and approved in Northern Ireland1 2017/18 to 2021/22
| Local Applications | |||
| Year | Received2 | Decided3 | Approved4 |
| 2017/18 | 12,770 | 12,137 | 11,384 |
| 2018/19 | 12,404 | 12,019 | 11,203 |
| 2019/20 | 12,058 | 11,616 | 10,924 |
| 2020/21 | 12,709 | 10,357 | 9,911 |
| 2021/22 | 13,454 | 12,787 | 12,133 |
| Major Applications | |||
| Year | Received2 | Decided3 | Approved4 |
| 2017/18 | 161 | 176 | 163 |
| 2018/19 | 137 | 137 | 127 |
| 2019/20 | 149 | 129 | 118 |
| 2020/21 | 123 | 123 | 116 |
| 2021/22 | 145 | 127 | 122 |
| Regionally Significant Applications | |||
| Year | Received2 | Decided3 | Approved4 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: NI Planning Portal | |||
Please Note that:
1 Numbers of applications refer to all of Northern Ireland, including Departmental applications.
2 All applications received may not have had a decision issued within the same time period and applications decided may not have been received in the same time period. Applications received also include applications which may be subsequently withdrawn.
3 Applications decided do not include withdrawn applications.
4 The number of applications approved is based on the number decided in the same time period.
This information is published routinely at:
https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/articles/planning-activity-statistics