FOI request (FOIR-306483846)

Planning department staff

Requested Wed 10 February 2021
Responded Mon 26 April 2021

Please provide:

1. The number of full time equivalent staff employed by your local authority in its Planning Department in the financial year 2010-11.

2. The number of full time equivalent staff employed by your local authority in its Planning Department in the financial year 2020-21.

3. The number of planning applications processed by your local authority in the financial year 2010-11.

4. The number of planning applications processed by your local authority in the financial year 2020-21.

5. Your spending on consultants to support planning services in the financial year 2018-2019.

6. Your spending on consultants to support planning services in the financial year 2019-2020.

7. Your spending on consultants to support planning services in the financial year 2020-2021.

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

1. The number of full time equivalent staff employed by your local authority in its Planning Department in the financial year 2010-11.

Answer: 24 FTE

2. The number of full time equivalent staff employed by your local authority in its Planning Department in the financial year 2020-21.

Answer: 18.07 FTE

3. The number of planning applications processed by your local authority in the financial year 2010-11.

Answer: 684

4. The number of planning applications processed by your local authority in the financial year 2020-21.

Answer: 640

5. Your spending on consultants to support planning services in the financial year 2018-2019.

Answer: £0

6. Your spending on consultants to support planning services in the financial year 2019-2020.

Answer: £8,550

7. Your spending on consultants to support planning services in the financial year 2020-2021.

Answer: £12,500