IN NUMBERS: Developers lose drive in Brum and Manchester
Planning applications in Birmingham and Manchester dropped by nearly a fifth last year.
Birmingham planning applications dropped by 16% in the year to the end of November 2014 compared with the same period the previous year; and by 18% in Manchester, according to EGi data released at last night’s Birmingham Question Time. By comparison, Glasgow applications dropped by a more modest 4%.
Planning applications in Birmingham and Manchester dropped by nearly a fifth last year.
Birmingham planning applications dropped by 16% in the year to the end of November 2014 compared with the same period the previous year; and by 18% in Manchester, according to EGi data released at last night’s Birmingham Question Time. By comparison, Glasgow applications dropped by a more modest 4%.
While both cities saw the number of applications hit close to the 400 mark, Manchester’s total number was double that of Birmingham on a per capita basis.
The West Midlands capital registered just three applications per 10,000 residents, while Manchester boasted nearly eight applications per 10,000 residents.
Telecoms applications in both cities outstripped growth in any other use class with a sevenfold increase in the West Midlands capital and a fourfold increase in Manchester. The biggest losers in Birmingham and Manchester were retail (-87%) and residential (-88%) respectively.
Regionally the West Midlands outstripped Birmingham’s performance with applications growing by 1% in the year to the end of November 2014.
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