Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 7 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Monday, 13 February 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Planning Service

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many planning submissions were received by the Northern Ireland Planning Service in each year since 2000, broken down by Service district.

Answer

Details of the number of planning applications received, set out by Planning Service division, in each of the last five years are as follows.

Division	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
Ballymena	3,160	3,352	4,000	5,328	4,971	3,343
Belfast	3,442	3,821	3,592	3,840	3,862	2,762
Craigavon	4,986	5,309	6,060	7,493	6,845	5,056
Downpatrick	4,120	4,457	5,001	5,036	6,090	3,554
Londonderry	3,093	3,410	3,556	4,348	4,969	3,410
Omagh	4,828	4,834	5,500	6,799	9,205	7,169
Headquarters	92	135	198	196	342	234
Total	23,721	25,318	27,907	33,040	36,284	25,528
⁽⁷⁾ Up to 31 December 2005.
⁽⁸⁾ Includes Coleraine Sub-Divisional Planning Office.
⁽⁹⁾ Includes Enniskillen Sub-Divisional Planning Office.

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