NORTHERN IRELAND PLANNING STATISTICS
        2021/22 ANNUAL STATISTICAL TABLES
        (April 2021 - March 2022: Final figures)
        Theme: People and Places
        Coverage: Northern Ireland
        Frequency: Annual
        Date of Publication: 7 July 2022
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         Northern Ireland Planning Statistics 2021/22 Annual Statistical Tables
         Table Title
         Table 1.1 - Planning applications received, decided, approved and withdrawn in Northern Ireland
         Table 1.2 - Planning applications received, decided, approved and withdrawn by planning authority
         Table 1.3 - Live planning applications, Northern Ireland
         Table 1.4 - Live planning applications by council
         Table 1.5 - Planning applications received, decided, approved and withdrawn by parliamentary constituency
         Table 2.1 - Departmental applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times by development type
         Table 2.2 - Live departmental applications by development type
         Table 3.1 - Major development applications received, decided, approved and withdrawn in Northern Ireland
         Table 3.2 - Major development applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times by council
         Table 4.1 - Local development applications received, decided, approved and withdrawn in Northern Ireland
         Table 4.2 - Local development applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times by council
         Table 5.1 - Planning applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing time by development type, Northern Ireland
         Table 5.2 - Planning applications received by development type and council
         Table 5.3 - Residential applications received, decided, approved and withdrawn in Northern Ireland
         Table 5.4 - Residential applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times by planning authority
         Table 5.5 - Residential applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times in urban and rural areas by housing type, Northern Ireland
         Table 5.6 - Planning applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times by application type, Northern Ireland
         Table 6.1 - Enforcement cases and court actions summaries, Northern Ireland
         Table 6.2 - Enforcement cases opened, closed, concluded and conclusion times by planning authority
         Table 6.3 - Court actions by planning authority
         Table 6.4 - Live enforcement cases, Northern Ireland
         Table 6.5 - Live enforcement cases by planning authority
         Table 7.1 - Renewable energy applications received, decided, approved and withdrawn in Northern Ireland
         Table 7.2 - Renewable energy applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times by development type, Northern Ireland
         Table 7.3 - Renewable energy applications received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times by planning authority
         Table 7.4 - Live renewable energy applications by development type, Northern Ireland
         Table 8.1 - Live legacy applications by council
         Table 8.2 - Legacy and council-received applications decided/withdrawn and average processing times by council
         Table 9.1 - Additional activity received, decided, approved, withdrawn and average processing times by planning authority
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         Definitions
               Notations used in tables
               Notation    Explanation
               z           Not applicable
               x           Not available, for example where no decisions/withdrawals have been made and approval rates/average processing times cannot be calculated
               pp          Percentage points
               r           Figures have been revised from those published in previous annual publication
                 Table 1.1 - Planning applications received, decided, approved and withdrawn in Northern Ireland, 
                 2002/03 to 2021/221,2
                                                         Mid year pop.       Mid year  Applications 
                                         Applications         estimate   estimate per   received per  Applications  Applications                   Applications 
                                                     3               4               4             4              5              6              6
                 Year                Qu      received        (NISRA)     10,000 pop.    10,000 pop.       decided       approved Approval rate       withdrawn
                 2002/03             Q1         7,609        1,688,838            169           45.1          5,845          5,520         94.4%                  632 
                                     Q2         6,793        1,688,838            169           40.2          5,453          5,264         96.5%                  474 
                                     Q3         7,075        1,688,838            169           41.9          5,709          5,380         94.2%                  627 
                                     Q4         8,084        1,688,838            169           47.9          5,798          5,437         93.8%                  655 
                                   Total       29,561        1,688,838            169          175.0         22,805        21,601          94.7%               2,388 
                 2003/04             Q1         8,583        1,697,534            170           50.6          5,839          5,446         93.3%                  741 
                                     Q2         8,025        1,697,534            170           47.3          5,765          5,423         94.1%                  529 
                                     Q3         8,272        1,697,534            170           48.7          6,203          5,760         92.9%                  671 
                                     Q4         9,390        1,697,534            170           55.3          6,229          5,699         91.5%                  707 
                                   Total       34,270        1,697,534            170          201.9         24,036        22,328          92.9%               2,648 
                 2004/05             Q1        10,041        1,704,924            170           58.9          6,281          5,714         91.0%                  745 
                                     Q2         8,302        1,704,924            170           48.7          5,698          5,319         93.3%                  634 
                                     Q3         8,851        1,704,924            170           51.9          7,675          6,933         90.3%                  743 
                                     Q4         9,399        1,704,924            170           55.1          7,789          6,843         87.9%                  838 
                                   Total       36,593        1,704,924            170          214.6         27,443        24,809          90.4%               2,960 
                 2005/06             Q1        10,924        1,714,042            171           63.7          7,032          6,394         90.9%                  797 
                                     Q2         6,889        1,714,042            171           40.2          7,481          6,644         88.8%                  733 
                                     Q3         7,413        1,714,042            171           43.2          7,926          6,147         77.6%               1,162 
                                     Q4        10,130        1,714,042            171           59.1          7,722          5,910         76.5%                  843 
                                   Total       35,356        1,714,042            171          206.3         30,161        25,095          83.2%               3,535 
                 2006/07             Q1         7,087        1,727,733            173           41.0          7,719          6,145         79.6%                   511 
                                     Q2         6,375        1,727,733            173           36.9          7,104          5,997         84.4%                  349 
                                     Q3         6,784        1,727,733            173           39.3          7,175          6,008         83.7%                  420 
                                     Q4         6,831        1,727,733            173           39.5          7,086          5,859         82.7%                  433 
                                   Total       27,077        1,727,733            173          156.7         29,084        24,009          82.6%               1,713 
                 2007/08             Q1         7,369        1,743,113            174           42.3          7,013          6,057         86.4%                  395 
                                     Q2         7,290        1,743,113            174           41.8          6,689          6,169         92.2%                  387 
                                     Q3         6,979        1,743,113            174           40.0          6,932          6,534         94.3%                  683 
                                     Q4         6,268        1,743,113            174           36.0          5,946          5,593         94.1%                  452 
                                   Total       27,906        1,743,113            174          160.1         26,580        24,353          91.6%               1,917 
                 2008/09             Q1         6,375        1,761,683            176           36.2          6,882          6,459         93.9%                  497 
                                     Q2         4,996        1,761,683            176           28.4          6,328          5,989         94.6%                  345 
                                     Q3         4,324        1,761,683            176           24.5          6,048          5,727         94.7%                  355 
                                     Q4         4,774        1,761,683            176           27.1          5,379          5,036         93.6%                  369 
                                   Total       20,469        1,761,683            176          116.2         24,637         23,211         94.2%               1,566 
                 2009/10             Q1         5,361        1,779,152            178           30.1          5,434          5,103         93.9%                  331 
                                     Q2         5,021        1,779,152            178           28.2          5,030          4,669         92.8%                  291 
                                     Q3         4,650        1,779,152            178           26.1          5,104          4,803         94.1%                  299 
                                     Q4         4,525        1,779,152            178           25.4          4,655          4,441         95.4%                  274 
                                   Total       19,557        1,779,152            178          109.9         20,223        19,016          94.0%               1,195 
                 2010/11             Q1         4,799        1,793,333            179           26.8          4,484          4,280         95.5%                  204 
                                     Q2         4,441        1,793,333            179           24.8          4,598          4,002         87.0%                  437 
                                     Q3         3,730        1,793,333            179           20.8          3,449          2,993         86.8%                  364 
                                     Q4         3,798        1,793,333            179           21.2          3,660          3,181         86.9%                  263 
                                   Total       16,768        1,793,333            179           93.5         16,191        14,456          89.3%               1,268 
                 2011/12             Q1         3,941        1,804,833            180           21.8          3,645          3,348         91.9%                  192 
                                     Q2         3,264        1,804,833            180           18.1          3,753          3,455         92.1%                  181 
                                     Q3         3,334        1,804,833            180           18.5          3,451          3,178         92.1%                  170 
                                     Q4         3,141        1,804,833            180           17.4          3,660          3,403         93.0%                  179 
                                   Total       13,680        1,804,833            180           75.8         14,509        13,384          92.2%                  722 
                 2012/13             Q1         3,236        1,814,318            181           17.8          3,503          3,291         93.9%                  184 
                                     Q2         2,928        1,814,318            181           16.1          3,402          3,177         93.4%                  177 
                                     Q3         2,910        1,814,318            181           16.0          3,279          3,048         93.0%                  156 
                                     Q4         2,869        1,814,318            181           15.8          3,021          2,827         93.6%                  140 
                                   Total       11,943        1,814,318            181           65.8         13,205        12,343          93.5%                  657