Planning applications approval rates in UK cities

This statistic shows the share of building planning applications approved by local authorities in four cities of the United Kingdom (UK) - London, Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield as of 2016. The highest rate of approved applications was in Liverpool at 95 percent.

Approval rates of property planning applications in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by city

Characteristic	Share of approved applications
Liverpool	95%
Sheffield	93%
Manchester	92%
London	80%

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Release date

October 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

June and July 2016

Number of respondents

336 applicants and 49 LPA professionals

Special properties

LPAs*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* National survey of Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), applicants and advisers, including readers of property trade media and members of British Property Federation. Conducted in London, Manchester & Bristol and surrounding areas.
The source adds the following information: "Planning application data was also sourced from the official local authorities websites."
"It relates to all major planning applications, defined as ten or more dwellings or 0.5 hectare or more of the residential developments, and 1,000sqm/1 hectare of commercial developments."

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