Planning performance statistics: second quarter, 2017-2018

The latest statistics on planning application decision-making and timescales from July to September 2017-2018.


4. Processing Agreements

Some local authorities use processing agreements where the developer and the local authority agree on timescales for decisions. When an application is subject to a processing agreement it is removed from average decision time calculations and reported separately. In quarter two of 2017/18 there were 532 applications that were subject to a processing agreement, 61 (13 per cent) more than in the previous quarter, and 80.5 per cent of these were decided within agreed timescales ( Quarter 2, 2017/18 – Table 1).

Table 1: Processing Agreements, 2017/18, Quarter 2

Category of development Number of Decisions % Within Agreed Timescales
Major Applications 23 78.3%
Local Applications 423 81.3%
EIA Developments 1 100%
Other Consents 85 76.5%
Total 532 80.5%

 

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