Planning performance statistics: 2018-2019 yearend
Summary statistics on planning decision-making and timescales for October 2018 to March 2019 (quarters three and four), as well as historic data going back to quarter one of 2014-2015.
9. Clock Stops
In the last six months of 2018/19 31 authorities provided information on particular delays for 953 applications that were outwith their control and on which it was agreed it was appropriate to stop the clock for periods of time; 463 in quarter three and 490 in quarter four. Tables 2 and 3 show the number of applications where the clock was stopped by the planning authority for applications decided in quarters three and four 2018/19.
Table 2: Clock stops by planning authority1,2, 2018/19, Quarter 3
| Planning Authority | Total applications decided in 2018/19 Q3 | Number of applications with clock stopped | Percentage of applications with clock stopped | Average length of time clock stopped (weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 188 | 8 | 4.3% | 38.3 |
| Aberdeenshire | 489 | 4 | 0.8% | 3.9 |
| Angus | 154 | 0 | - | - |
| Argyll and Bute | 329 | 16 | 4.9% | 16.8 |
| Cairngorms National Park | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| Clackmannanshire | 63 | 1 | 1.6% | 3.1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 296 | 15 | 5.1% | 31.3 |
| Dundee City | 178 | 7 | 3.9% | 30.5 |
| East Ayrshire | 125 | 15 | 12.0% | 9.0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 193 | 40 | 20.7% | 4.2 |
| East Lothian | 295 | 21 | 7.1% | 7.6 |
| East Renfrewshire | 159 | 3 | 1.9% | 17.6 |
| City of Edinburgh | 755 | 2 | 0.3% | 148.1 |
| Falkirk | 139 | 5 | 3.6% | 8.3 |
| Fife | 395 | 10 | 2.5% | 5.2 |
| Glasgow City | 661 | 88 | 13.3% | 10.4 |
| Highland | 746 | 35 | 4.7% | 26.2 |
| Inverclyde | 78 | 5 | 6.4% | 17.2 |
| Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park | 72 | 25 | 34.7% | 16.7 |
| Midlothian | 152 | 12 | 7.9% | 10.0 |
| Moray | 157 | 37 | 23.6% | 8.5 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 99 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| North Ayrshire | 127 | 6 | 4.7% | 8.5 |
| North Lanarkshire | 197 | 4 | 2.0% | 27.5 |
| Orkney Islands | 115 | 21 | 18.3% | 7.7 |
| Perth & Kinross | 415 | 15 | 3.6% | 14.9 |
| Renfrewshire | 160 | 18 | 11.3% | 10.1 |
| Scottish Borders | 192 | 1 | 0.5% | 3.0 |
| Shetland Islands | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | 5.9 |
| South Ayrshire | 216 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| South Lanarkshire | 350 | 8 | 2.3% | 30.1 |
| Stirling | 196 | 1 | 0.5% | 23.4 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 58 | 17 | 29.3% | 7.7 |
| West Lothian | 196 | 13 | 6.6% | 16.8 |
| Scotland | 8,013 | 463 | 5.8% | 13.7 |
1. Processing Agreements are not included in this analysis.
2. Legacy cases are not included in this analysis.
Table 3: Clock stops by planning authority1,2, 2018/19, Quarter 4
| Planning Authority | Total applications decided in 2018/19 Q4 | Number of applications with clock stopped | Percentage of applications with clock stopped | Average length of time clock stopped (weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 189 | 6 | 3.2% | 18.8 |
| Aberdeenshire | 417 | 6 | 1.4% | 2.5 |
| Angus | 136 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Argyll and Bute | 287 | 30 | 10.5% | 15.3 |
| Cairngorms National Park | 0 | - | - | - |
| Clackmannanshire | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | 6.8 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 321 | 13 | 4.0% | 33.4 |
| Dundee City | 127 | 7 | 5.5% | 16.3 |
| East Ayrshire | 85 | 7 | 8.2% | 10.5 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 145 | 30 | 20.7% | 4.1 |
| East Lothian | 246 | 17 | 6.9% | 10.5 |
| East Renfrewshire | 136 | 1 | 0.7% | 55.1 |
| City of Edinburgh | 777 | 4 | 0.5% | 121.8 |
| Falkirk | 147 | 2 | 1.4% | 29.9 |
| Fife | 414 | 1 | 0.2% | 2.7 |
| Glasgow City | 542 | 96 | 17.7% | 11.7 |
| Highland | 688 | 38 | 5.5% | 16.9 |
| Inverclyde | 74 | 11 | 14.9% | 11.1 |
| Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park | 80 | 20 | 25.0% | 12.5 |
| Midlothian | 146 | 18 | 12.3% | 12.2 |
| Moray | 128 | 40 | 31.3% | 8.0 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| North Ayrshire | 138 | 10 | 7.2% | 6.0 |
| North Lanarkshire | 155 | 4 | 2.6% | 90.1 |
| Orkney Islands | 98 | 30 | 30.6% | 8.0 |
| Perth & Kinross | 357 | 14 | 3.9% | 16.5 |
| Renfrewshire | 161 | 31 | 19.3% | 7.6 |
| Scottish Borders | 212 | 3 | 1.4% | 27.2 |
| Shetland Islands | 64 | 4 | 6.3% | 1.8 |
| South Ayrshire | 162 | 2 | 1.2% | 3.8 |
| South Lanarkshire | 367 | 5 | 1.4% | 10.8 |
| Stirling | 150 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 38 | 14 | 36.8% | 13.5 |
| West Lothian2 | 251 | 20 | 8.0% | 40.0 |
| Scotland | 7,390 | 490 | 6.6% | 14.5 |
1. Processing Agreements are not included in this analysis.
2. Legacy cases are not included in this analysis.
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