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Planning application statistics
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Please may I make a Freedom of Information request relating to planning application statistics.
1. How many planning applications have you received since (and including) 2 April 2024?
374 (planning applications received for the period 02.04.2024 – 18.06.2024)
2. Of those applications, how many have been validated?
281 (we currently have 93 invalid planning applications; 374 minus 93 = 281)
3.
a) Of the validated applications, how many have claimed exemption from mandatory biodiversity net gain?
b) Of those claiming exemptions, how many have relied on each exemption:
i. Householder application
ii. Self build or custom build application
iii. Application for a biodiversity gain site
iv. HS2-related application
v. 'De minimis' exemption where less than 25sqm of area habitat, 5m of hedgerow, 5m of watercourse and no priority habitat are affected
c) Of those claiming the de minimis exemption, how many have set out what habitats are within the red line boundary for the application?
We do not hold the data for question 3 and 4. All application forms are on our website.
4. Of the validated applications not claiming exemption from mandatory biodiversity net gain (i.e. answer to Q2 minus answer to Q3(a)):
a) how many have been granted permission?
b) of those granted permission under Q4(a), how many have submitted a biodiversity gain plan?
c) of those submitting a biodiversity gain plan under Q4(b), how many have had it approved?
We do not hold the data for question 3 and 4. All application forms are on our website.
