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37: ACADEMIC RESEARCH
EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND
| EDINBURGH |
sources / notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Planning applications |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total applications received (all types) |
(*1) |
4,528 |
4,548 |
4,909 |
5,455 |
5,578 |
5,287 |
5,203 |
5,305 |
|
| Householder applications determined |
(*2) |
1,734 |
1,679 |
1,911 |
2,089 |
2,314 |
2,338 |
2,247 |
2,055 |
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
9.60% |
9.50% |
9.70% |
9.50% |
9.40% |
8.40% |
8.60% |
|
|
| Non-householder applications determined |
(*2) |
2,302 |
1,977 |
2,567 |
2,423 |
2,441 |
2,137 |
2,051 |
2,267 |
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
8.60% |
8.00% |
10.20% |
9.20% |
9.10% |
7.60% |
7.30% |
|
|
| 'Major Applications' determined |
(*3) |
|
|
196 |
157 |
130 |
104 |
120 |
115 |
|
| Listed building applications determined |
(*3) |
|
629 |
678 |
756 |
735 |
654 |
647 |
695 |
|
| No. of planning applic'ns appealed |
(*4) |
96 |
132 |
108 |
122 |
133 |
131 |
118 |
146 |
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
11.30% |
15.00% |
13.80% |
15.00% |
17.20% |
14.90% |
12.60% |
12.60% |
|
| % of determinations which went to appeal |
|
2.40% |
3.60% |
2.40% |
2.70% |
2.80% |
2.90% |
2.80% |
|
|
| No. of successful planning appeals |
(*4) |
28 |
33 |
31 |
42 |
45 |
50 |
45 |
44 |
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
13.00% |
14.20% |
13.40% |
16.80% |
19.30% |
16.70% |
12.90% |
10.00% |
|
| % of appeals which were successful |
|
29.20% |
25.00% |
28.70% |
34.40% |
33.80% |
38.20% |
38.10% |
30.10% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commercial planning applications |
(*5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All significant commercial applications |
|
648 |
749 |
739 |
604 |
633 |
539 |
488 |
|
|
| .. for office or business developments |
|
156 |
146 |
146 |
99 |
99 |
114 |
117 |
|
|
| .. for retail developments |
|
58 |
70 |
74 |
56 |
76 |
52 |
64 |
|
|
| .. for hotel developments |
|
24 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
|
|
| .. for leisure / entertainment dev'ts |
|
52 |
49 |
50 |
38 |
40 |
43 |
78 |
|
|
| .. for public house developments |
|
24 |
16 |
11 |
15 |
20 |
5 |
14 |
|
|
| .. for take-away food developments |
|
68 |
42 |
35 |
35 |
30 |
32 |
18 |
|
|
| .. for children's nursery devel'ts |
|
19 |
28 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
15 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Building control |
(*6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No. of building warrants issued |
|
5,810 |
4,793 |
7,468 |
6,042 |
6,506 |
6,344 |
n/a |
|
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
10.70% |
9.10% |
13.00% |
12.30% |
11.20% |
10.40% |
n/a |
|
|
| No. of building completion certif's issued |
|
5,783 |
5,224 |
6,953 |
6,176 |
6,327 |
7,590 |
n/a |
|
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
11.70% |
10.60% |
13.40% |
11.50% |
10.10% |
11.70% |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Value of new construction orders - total |
(*7) |
489 |
537 |
566 |
563 |
697 |
493 |
464 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
17.10% |
19.80% |
19.10% |
16.60% |
17.40% |
11.10% |
9.70% |
|
|
| new public sector / housing assoc. housing |
|
|
|
23 |
39 |
37 |
48 |
27 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
|
|
12.20% |
22.90% |
18.80% |
24.50% |
10.40% |
|
|
| new private sector housing |
|
|
|
130 |
246 |
393 |
148 |
108 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
|
|
14.90% |
20.80% |
24.10% |
8.80% |
8.40% |
|
|
| infrastructure |
|
|
|
74 |
25 |
37 |
55 |
45 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
|
|
16.00% |
4.60% |
7.20% |
11.60% |
10.00% |
|
|
| other public sector construction |
|
|
|
68 |
105 |
81 |
99 |
66 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
|
|
16.60% |
15.60% |
14.70% |
12.10% |
8.90% |
|
|
| private industrial |
|
|
|
12 |
9 |
6 |
19 |
13 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
|
|
6.60% |
6.10% |
3.80% |
8.10% |
5.20% |
|
|
| private commercial |
|
|
|
259 |
138 |
143 |
123 |
204 |
|
£ million |
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| LOTHIAN |
sources / notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Planning applications |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
6,774 |
6,503 |
7,571 |
7,753 |
8,319 |
8,173 |
7,588 |
|
|
| Householder applications |
|
3,064 |
3,114 |
3,507 |
3,885 |
4,414 |
4,523 |
4,093 |
|
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
16.90% |
17.60% |
17.80% |
17.60% |
18.00% |
16.20% |
15.60% |
|
|
| Non-householder applications |
|
3,710 |
3,389 |
4,064 |
3,868 |
3,905 |
3,650 |
3,495 |
|
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
13.90% |
13.80% |
16.10% |
14.70% |
14.60% |
13.00% |
12.40% |
|
|
| No. of planning applic'ns appealed |
|
131 |
174 |
145 |
183 |
189 |
174 |
168 |
212 |
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
15.50% |
19.80% |
18.50% |
22.50% |
24.40% |
19.80% |
18.00% |
18.30% |
|
| % of determinations which went to appeal |
|
1.90% |
2.70% |
1.90% |
2.40% |
2.30% |
2.50% |
1.70% |
|
|
| No. of successful planning appeals |
|
34 |
43 |
45 |
58 |
64 |
62 |
66 |
75 |
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
15.80% |
18.50% |
19.40% |
23.20% |
27.50% |
20.70% |
19.00% |
17.10% |
|
| % of appeals which were successful |
|
26.00% |
24.70% |
31.00% |
31.70% |
33.90% |
35.60% |
39.30% |
35.40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Building control |
(*2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No. of building warrants issued |
|
8,978 |
8,216 |
11,296 |
9,651 |
10,665 |
10,701 |
n/a |
|
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
16.50% |
15.60% |
19.70% |
19.60% |
18.40% |
17.60% |
n/a |
|
|
| No. of building completion certif's issued |
|
9,908 |
9,510 |
10,925 |
10,825 |
12,026 |
13,061 |
n/a |
|
|
| .. as % of Scottish total |
|
20.00% |
19.30% |
21.00% |
20.20% |
19.20% |
20.20% |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Value of new construction orders - total |
(*3) |
635 |
657 |
837 |
762 |
935 |
710 |
896 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
22.20% |
24.20% |
28.20% |
22.40% |
23.40% |
16.00% |
18.80% |
|
|
| new public sector / housing assoc. housing |
|
59 |
69 |
41 |
48 |
54 |
59 |
57 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
26.00% |
37.90% |
21.70% |
28.20% |
27.40% |
30.10% |
22.00% |
|
|
| new private sector housing |
|
139 |
137 |
196 |
316 |
451 |
224 |
162 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
20.90% |
18.70% |
22.50% |
26.80% |
27.70% |
13.30% |
12.60% |
|
|
| infrastructure |
|
75 |
86 |
182 |
30 |
71 |
62 |
56 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
15.50% |
16.00% |
39.40% |
5.60% |
13.80% |
13.10% |
12.50% |
|
|
| other public sector construction |
|
61 |
70 |
91 |
169 |
131 |
143 |
124 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
21.10% |
19.80% |
22.20% |
25.10% |
23.80% |
17.50% |
16.70% |
|
|
| private industrial |
|
49 |
29 |
44 |
20 |
22 |
47 |
62 |
|
£ million |
| .. as % of Scotland |
|
21.00% |
15.20% |
24.20% |
13.50% |
14.10% |
19.90% |
24.60% |
|
|
| private commercial |
|
253 |
266 |
284 |
177 |
206 |
175 |
434 |
|
£ million |
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| SCOTLAND |
sources / notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Planning applications |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
44,792 |
42,275 |
44,954 |
48,305 |
51,400 |
56,043 |
54,483 |
|
|
| Householder applications |
|
18,116 |
17,709 |
19,681 |
22,072 |
24,576 |
27,882 |
26,267 |
|
|
| Non-householder applications |
|
26,676 |
24,566 |
25,273 |
26,233 |
26,824 |
28,161 |
28,216 |
|
|
| No. of planning applic'ns appealed |
|
847 |
880 |
785 |
812 |
775 |
879 |
933 |
1160 |
|
| % of determinations which went to appeal |
|
1.90% |
2.10% |
1.70% |
1.70% |
1.50% |
1.60% |
1.70% |
|
|
| No. of successful appeals |
|
215 |
232 |
232 |
250 |
233 |
299 |
348 |
439 |
|
| % of appeals which were successful |
|
25.40% |
26.40% |
29.60% |
30.80% |
30.10% |
34.00% |
37.30% |
37.80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Building control |
(*2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No. of building warrants issued |
|
54,373 |
52,694 |
57,409 |
49,259 |
58,088 |
60,800 |
n/a |
|
|
| No. of building completion certif's issued |
|
49,544 |
49,315 |
51,997 |
53,557 |
62,550 |
64,799 |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Value of new construction orders - total |
(*3) |
2,861 |
2,715 |
2,964 |
3,401 |
4,004 |
4,427 |
4,762 |
|
£ million |
| new public sector / housing assoc. housing |
|
227 |
182 |
189 |
170 |
197 |
196 |
259 |
|
£ million |
| new private sector housing |
|
665 |
732 |
872 |
1,180 |
1,629 |
1,683 |
1,290 |
|
£ million |
| infrastructure |
|
483 |
537 |
462 |
539 |
515 |
473 |
448 |
|
£ million |
| other public sector construction |
|
289 |
354 |
409 |
673 |
551 |
818 |
742 |
|
£ million |
| private industrial |
|
233 |
191 |
182 |
148 |
156 |
236 |
252 |
|
£ million |
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