Employment (B class) development 2011 to 2019
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Overview
This section shows the changes in B1, B2 and B8 floorspace since the adoption of the Core Strategy in 2011.
These are defined as:
- Class B1b: research and development
- Class B1c: light industrial
- Class B2: general industrial
- Class B8: storage and distribution
The data shows both net and gross data. Net data includes any demolished business space on the site of a completed development. Gross data only counts the newly-built floorspace.
The data is also shown in terms of completions and approvals. Completions log the year the developments finished. Approvals log the year they were approved.
Due to the long time it takes to build some developments, the completions table includes approvals from as early as 2003, for example. The approvals data shows any planning applications permitted in a given year. It may include schemes that are now under construction or completed. Planning applications that have expired are excluded from the data. About 10.5% of applications for non-residential floorspace have expired in the last 10 years. So, the lapse rate of applications is not high.