FOI request (FOIR-682390041)

Planning Officers

Requested Tue 28 January 2025
Responded Wed 12 February 2025

Can you please answer the following questions:

1. How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2010/11?

2. How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2015/16?

3. How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2020/21?

4. How many FTE planning officers are currently directly employed by your council?

5. What percentage of your planning department is currently fully staffed?

6. How many FTE vacancies for planning officers is your council currently carrying (if any)?

7. Do you operate your planning department as a shared service with another council? If so, which council(s)?

8. How much money was spent by your council on planning services in a) 2010/11 b) 2015/16 c) 2023/24?

Response

1. 6 FTE

2. 4.81 FTE

3. 5.81 FTE

4. 8 FTE

5. 100%

6. None

7. No

8a. Information not held due to the council's retention policy

8b. Information not held due to the council's retention policy

8c. £876,882