Planning performance statistics 2019/2020: quarterly (October to March)

Summary statistics on planning decision-making and timescales for April 2019 to March 2020 with historic data going back to 2015/2016. It is based on data we collect from local and planning authorities as part of the Planning Performance Framework (introduced in 2012).


6. Approval Rates

The overall rate of approvals for all types of application[3] (including legacy applications) was 93.6% in quarter 3 and 94.7% in quarter four of 2019/20. These were both slightly higher than the corresponding rates of 93.5% and 94.0% for the respective quarters in the previous year.

Contact

Email: planstats@gov.scot

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