Decline in planning applications continues

November sees a continued decline in year-on-year planning submissions.

A total of 51,876 planning applications were submitted through the planning portal across England and Wales in November 2022. This is down on the previous months' submissions where 52,274 applications were submitted in October 2022. It is also 4,572 fewer applications that were submitted in November 2021.

Reports show that the total overall planning applications have been lower in 2022 than in 2021. Most regions saw a fall of around 7% or 8% in planning applications when compared with the same month in 2021.

A comparison of percentage change in applications for each region in November 2022 compared with November 2021 are:

• North East, 6% lower;
• North West, 8% lower;
• Yorkshire and the Humber, 8% lower;
• East Midlands, 10% lower;
• West Midlands, 8% lower;
• East of England, 9% lower;
• London, 7% lower;
• South East, 8% lower;
• South West, 6% lower;
• Wales, 7% lower.