Average Durations: Planning Application to Construction Commencement
In this post we examine the time that planning applications are taking to reach on-site construction commencement across all sectors explored in the first edition of the Building Information Index – Q1 2015. The average number of weeks for a planning application to reach construction commencement phase is currently at 79 weeks, however applications in the Residential Construction sector are currently taking approximately +80% longer than this at 142 weeks – almost 3 years.
Sector |
No of weeks to commencement |
Residential
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Commercial & Retail
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Medical
|
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Education
|
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Agriculture
|
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Industrial
|
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Social
|
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