Planning Authority Performance Statistics 2013/14
This report presents statistics on planning decision-making and timescales across the years 2012/13 and 2013/14. It is based on quarterly data collected by the Scottish Government from Local and Planning Authorities as part of the Planning Performance Framework (introduced in 2012). Longer term trends are also presented where data for earlier years is available in a comparable format.
10. Appeals and Local Reviews
If an applicant does not agree with the decision of a planning authority then they can ask for a review or appeal of the decision. They can also ask for a review or appeal if the authority doesn't make a decision within the time period set by law.
If the application was decided by a planning officer on behalf of the authority, then the decision is reviewed by the Local Review Body, which is a group of councillors. If the application was decided by councillors, then the appeal is made to Scottish Ministers.
Local Review Bodies dealt with 543 cases in 2013/14, of which 59.8% had the original decision upheld. In the previous year 59.2% (537 cases) had the original decision upheld. (Annual, 2013/14 - Table 30)
In addition, 53.6% (427 cases) of delegated appeals to Scottish Ministers in 2013/14 had the original decision upheld. This compares with 61.9% (496 cases) for 2012/13. (Annual, 2013/14 - Table 31)
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