Planning Performance Statistics 2020/21: Quarterly (October 2020 To March 2021)
This report presents summary statistics on planning application decision-making timescales for October 2020 to March 2021, as well as historic data back to 2016/17. It is based on data collected from Local and Planning Authorities as part of the Planning Performance Framework (introduced in 2012).
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4. Processing Agreements
Some local authorities use processing agreements where the developer and the local authority agree on timescales for decisions. Applications subject to a processing agreement are not included in average decision time calculations.
In the final six months of 2020/21 there were 1,547 applications decided that had processing agreements, 354 more than in the same period in the previous year, a 30% increase.
In quarter three 8.6% of all applications (720 of 8,410) had processing agreements, in quarter four this increased to 9.5% (827 of 8,717) of all applications having a processing agreement.
Planning authorities reported increased use of processing agreements, particulary for local applications, throughout 2020/21 as part of the management of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and delays.
| Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category of development | Number of Decisions | % Within Agreed Timescales | Number of Decisions | % Within Agreed Timescales |
| Major Applications | 40 | 60.0% | 23 | 60.9% |
| Local Applications | 596 | 74.3% | 672 | 72.8% |
| EIA Developments | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 100.0% |
| Other Consents | 82 | 75.6% | 130 | 78.5% |
| Total | 720 | 73.6% | 827 | 73.4% |
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