475,647 homes in England have planning permission but await construction

posted by Peter Scholl on 08.01.2016 in All  | Comments Off on 475,647 homes in England have planning permission but await construction

A study commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) says:

  • 475,647 homes in England with planning permission are awaiting construction;
  • it takes 32 months, on average, from sites receiving planning permission to building work being completed (12 months longer than in 2007-8);
  • the number of planning applications granted planning permission in 2014-15 was 212,468 – up from 187,605 in 2007-08 and higher than all previous years;
  • Councils are approving nine in every ten applications.