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FOI request (FOIR-789817678)
Staffing levels
Requested Fri 23 January 2026
Responded Tue 17 February 2026I am writing with the following requests for information:
- What is the established staffing level of the planning department at full capacity (FTE)?
- What is the headcount in each of the following seniority categories at full capacity?
a. Head of Service / Director
b. Team Leader / Principal Planner
c. Senior Planner
d. Planning Officer
e. Graduate / Assistant Planner
f. Technical / Administrative staff - What was the average staff headcount (FTE) of the planning department during the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025?
- As at 31 March 2025, how many planning department staff were in each of the following seniority categories (headcount):
a. Head of Service / Director
b. Team Leader / Principal Planner
c. Senior Planner
d. Planning Officer
e. Graduate / Assistant Planner
f. Technical / Administrative staff - As at 31 March 2025, how many staff were:
a. Directly employed
b. Agency workers - During the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, what was the average length of engagement of agency workers (weeks)?
- What was the total expenditure (£) on agency planning staff between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025?
- What was the average planning department headcount (FTE) in the following financial years:
a. 2017/18
b. 2019/20
c. 2021/22 - Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, how many planning department staff:
a. Left the department
b. Were recruited into the department - Of those recruited during this period, how many were appointed:
a. To permanent roles
b. To fixed-term contract roles - As at 31 March 2025, how many vacant planning department posts existed in each of the following seniority categories (headcount):
a. Head of Service / Director
b. Team Leader / Principal Planner
c. Senior Planner
d. Planning Officer
e. Graduate / Assistant Planner
f. Technical / Administrative staff
Response
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What is the established staffing level of the planning department at full capacity (FTE)?
Answer: Information not held
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What is the headcount in each of the following seniority categories at full capacity?
Answer: Information not held
a. Head of Service / Director
b. Team Leader / Principal Planner
c. Senior Planner
d. Planning Officer
e. Graduate / Assistant Planner
f. Technical / Administrative staff-
What was the average staff headcount (FTE) of the planning department during the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025?
Answer: Average 18.13 fte
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As at 31 March 2025, how many planning department staff were in each of the following seniority categories (headcount):
a. Head of Service / Director - 1
b. Team Leader / Principal Planner - 2
c. Senior Planner - 3
d. Planning Officer - 5
e. Graduate / Assistant Planner - 0
f. Technical / Administrative staff - 10 -
As at 31 March 2025, how many staff were:
a. Directly employed - 21
b. Agency workers - Information not held -
During the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, what was the average length of engagement of agency workers (weeks)?
Answer: Information not held
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What was the total expenditure (£) on agency planning staff between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025?
Answer: Information not held
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What was the average planning department headcount (FTE) in the following financial years:
a. 2017/18 - System changed in Aug 18 historic information not held
b. 2019/20 - 17.44
c. 2021/22 - 16.00 -
Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, how many planning department staff:
a. Left the department - 1
b. Were recruited into the department - 3 -
Of those recruited during this period, how many were appointed:
a. To permanent roles - 3
b. To fixed-term contract roles - 0 -
As at 31 March 2025, how many vacant planning department posts existed in each of the following seniority categories (headcount):
a. Head of Service / Director
b. Team Leader / Principal Planner
c. Senior Planner
d. Planning Officer
e. Graduate / Assistant Planner
f. Technical / Administrative staff
Answer: Information not held
- What is the established staffing level of the planning department at full capacity (FTE)?
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