AQW 2715/22-27


Mr Peter McReynolds
Alliance Party
East Belfast


Tabled Date: 03/08/2022
Answered On Date: 11/08/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
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.


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 Applications received also include applications which may be subsequently withdrawn.
3 Applications decided do not include withdrawn applications.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