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