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25: HOUSING
26: HOUSE PRICES
27: HOUSE BUYER ORIGINS / DESTINATIONS
28: NON-DOMESTIC PROPERTY
29: RETAILING
30: OFFICES
31: LICENSED PREMISES
32: GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES
47: LAND USE, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND HERITAGE
48: AGRICULTURE (EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS)
49: VACANT AND DERELICT LAND
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32: GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES

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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