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    • FOI request (FOIR-123770890)

      Planning applications

      Requested Mon 10 June 2019
      Responded Thu 15 August 2019

      Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please supply the following information.

      The number of planning applications received in each of the last five years (2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19).

      The number of planning applications in each of those years, excluding major developments, which were took longer than eight weeks for a determination to be made.

      The number of staff employed in the planning department in each of those years.

      The current number of planning applications being considered by your authority which have been awaiting determination for more than eight weeks (as per June 10, 2019).


      Response

      Q1 -

      2014/15 - 651

      2015/16 - 559

      2016/17 - 575

      2017/18 - 640

      2018/19 - 631

      The above figures include all application types that are reported to government, including listed buildings but does not include Tree Applications, certificates of lawful development, discharges of conditions and prior notifications

      Q2 - The figures provided are based on the applications decided in the years from the information that are submitted to MHCLG. Please note that an application recorded, may have been submitted in an earlier year.

      2014/15 - 130

      2015/16 - 238

      2016/17 - 303

      2017/18 - 484

      2018/19 - 357

      Q3 -

      2014/15 - 15

      2015/16 - 16

      2016/17 - 14

      2017/18 - 13

      2018/19 - 10

      Q4 - Information not held

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