Planning performance statistics: quarterly reports - April to September 2019-2020
Summary statistics on planning decision-making and timescales for April to September 2019.
9. Clock Stops
Tables 2 and 3 show the number of applications where the clock was stopped by the planning authority for applications decided in quarters one and two of 2019/20.
In the first six months of 2019/20 30 local authorities provided information on particular delays for 1,092 applications that were outwith their control and on which it was agreed it was appropriate to stop the clock for periods of time; 502 in quarter one and 590 in quarter 2. In the previous year clock stopped periods were reported for 490 applications across 28 local authorities in quarter one and for 478 applications across 29 local authorities in quarter two.
Table 2: Clock stops by planning authority1, 2019/20, Quarter 1
| Planning Authority | Total applications not subject to processing agreements decided in 2019/20 Q1 | Number of applications with clock stopped | Percentage of applications with clock stopped | Average length of time clock stopped (weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 263 | 4 | 1.5% | 23.3 |
| Aberdeenshire | 474 | 6 | 1.3% | 4.7 |
| Angus | 157 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| Argyll and Bute | 357 | 28 | 7.8% | 14.6 |
| Cairngorms National Park (NP) | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| Clackmannanshire | 65 | 2 | 3.1% | 1.6 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 283 | 1 | 0.4% | 8.0 |
| Dundee City | 171 | 12 | 7.0% | 22.1 |
| East Ayrshire | 110 | 15 | 13.6% | 10.6 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 189 | 50 | 26.5% | 6.7 |
| East Lothian | 229 | 28 | 12.2% | 7.8 |
| East Renfrewshire | 169 | 1 | 0.6% | 14.1 |
| City of Edinburgh | 909 | 2 | 0.2% | 31.3 |
| Falkirk | 163 | 9 | 5.5% | 25.6 |
| Fife | 432 | 1 | 0.2% | 7.6 |
| Glasgow City | 627 | 142 | 22.6% | 11.3 |
| Highland | 762 | 27 | 3.5% | 22.3 |
| Inverclyde | 93 | 13 | 14.0% | 17.8 |
| Loch Lomond and The Trossachs NP | 54 | 14 | 25.9% | 16.1 |
| Midlothian | 167 | 10 | 6.0% | 7.9 |
| Moray | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | 8.3 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 116 | 3 | 2.6% | 10.8 |
| North Ayrshire | 152 | 8 | 5.3% | 6.1 |
| North Lanarkshire | 201 | 7 | 3.5% | 1.7 |
| Orkney Islands | 84 | 12 | 14.3% | 4.3 |
| Perth and Kinross | 389 | 17 | 4.4% | 24.3 |
| Renfrewshire | 179 | 24 | 13.4% | 16.9 |
| Scottish Borders | 209 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| Shetland Islands | 96 | 5 | 5.2% | 13.8 |
| South Ayrshire | 208 | 1 | 0.5% | 6.9 |
| South Lanarkshire | 335 | 8 | 2.4% | 18.4 |
| Stirling | 215 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| West Dunbartonshire | 45 | 14 | 31.1% | 9.0 |
| West Lothian | 231 | 12 | 5.2% | 14.9 |
| Scotland | 8,299 | 502 | 6.0% | 12.5 |
1. Applications subject to Processing Agreements are not included in this analysis.
Table 3: Clock stops by planning authority1, 2019/20, Quarter 2
| Planning Authority | Total applications not subject to processing agreements decided in 2019/20 Q2 | Number of applications with clock stopped | Percentage of applications with clock stopped | Average length of time clock stopped (weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 218 | 8 | 3.7% | 13.9 |
| Aberdeenshire | 497 | 8 | 1.6% | 2.8 |
| Angus | 156 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| Argyll and Bute | 386 | 30 | 7.8% | 11.9 |
| Cairngorms National Park (NP) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| Clackmannanshire | 70 | 7 | 10.0% | 54.5 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 279 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| Dundee City | 162 | 5 | 3.1% | - |
| East Ayrshire | 141 | 7 | 5.0% | 15.1 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 187 | 58 | 31.0% | 2.1 |
| East Lothian | 243 | 46 | 18.9% | 5.5 |
| East Renfrewshire | 185 | 3 | 1.6% | 6.7 |
| City of Edinburgh | 953 | 4 | 0.4% | 24.0 |
| Falkirk | 149 | 8 | 5.4% | 18.0 |
| Fife | 445 | 1 | 0.2% | 10.3 |
| Glasgow City | 558 | 118 | 21.1% | 15.6 |
| Highland | 712 | 27 | 3.8% | 23.2 |
| Inverclyde | 116 | 26 | 22.4% | 10.6 |
| Loch Lomond and The Trossachs NP | 50 | 18 | 36.0% | 18.5 |
| Midlothian | 142 | 18 | 12.7% | 12.9 |
| Moray | 191 | 60 | 31.4% | 6.5 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 113 | 4 | 3.5% | 12.8 |
| North Ayrshire | 134 | 7 | 5.2% | 6.6 |
| North Lanarkshire | 206 | 8 | 3.9% | 10.7 |
| Orkney Islands | 92 | 28 | 30.4% | 9.9 |
| Perth and Kinross | 390 | 29 | 7.4% | 13.8 |
| Renfrewshire | 177 | 29 | 16.4% | 11.9 |
| Scottish Borders | 184 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| Shetland Islands | 83 | 11 | 13.3% | 10.3 |
| South Ayrshire | 201 | 2 | 1.0% | 8.1 |
| South Lanarkshire | 420 | 1 | 0.2% | 24.7 |
| Stirling | 198 | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| West Dunbartonshire | 40 | 17 | 42.5% | 29.4 |
| West Lothian | 198 | 2 | 1.0% | 33.1 |
| Scotland | 8,278 | 590 | 7.1% | 12.4 |
1. Applications subject to Processing Agreements are not included in this analysis.
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