Is this the upturn?

You heard it here first!
According to the latest stats from Barbour ABI the total number of Planning Applications submitted in England and Wales in June was 45,239, that’s 16.2% up on the previous month, and a large increase for a typical June.
Online Application numbers were also up 9.7% to 33.2% of applications.

Of the total, 27,190 are classed by Barbour ABI as Home Improvements with another 14,971 as other small scale applications.