Planning performance statistics: fourth quarter 2017-2018 and annual
Latest summary statistics on planning decision-making and timescales for the year April 2017 to March 2018, as well as historic data going back to 2013-2014.
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 three or more elected councillors. If the application was decided by councillors, then the appeal is made to Scottish Ministers.
Local Review Bodies dealt with 525 cases in 2017/18, of which 61.1% had the original decision upheld. In the previous year 55.6% (of 550 cases) had the original decision upheld ( Annual, 2017/18: Table 30).
In addition, 61.4% (of 303 cases) of delegated appeals to Scottish Ministers in 2017/18 had the original decision upheld. This compares with 48.2% (of 280 cases) for 2016/17 ( Annual, 2017/18: Table 31).
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