Appendix A
Statistics On Workload And Performance Against Targets
Table 1: Volume Of Cases* Handled By DPEA
Volume of cases handled by DPEA
| Business year |
In hand at start of the year |
Received |
Delegated appeals decided |
Reports submitted |
Withdrawn |
In hand at end of the year |
| 2023 to 2024 |
212 |
613 |
498 |
69 |
57 |
201 |
| 2022 to 2023 |
209 |
625 |
502 |
58 |
62 |
212 |
| 2021 to 2022 |
199 |
577 |
468 |
53 |
46 |
209 |
| 2020 to 2021 |
191 |
438 |
365 |
37 |
28 |
199 |
| 2019 to 2020 |
213 |
601 |
470 |
69 |
84 |
191 |
*Includes appeal and non-appeal cases
The total number of cases sisted/suspended as of 31 March 2024 was 29.
Table 2: Types Of Cases Received
Types Of Cases Received
| Type Of Case |
2019 2020 |
2020 2021 |
2021 2022 |
2022 2023 |
2023 2024 |
| Planning permission appeals |
227 |
229 |
258 |
245 |
230 |
| Planning enforcement appeals |
94 |
37 |
76 |
82 |
109 |
| Conservation area consent, listed building consent and listed building enforcement appeals |
69 |
48 |
51 |
56 |
65 |
| Advertisement consent, discontinuance notice and advertisement enforcement appeals |
51 |
33 |
23 |
43 |
39 |
| High Hedge appeal |
17 |
8 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
| All other types of appeal |
45 |
46 |
66 |
61 |
88 |
| Subtotal: all types of appeals |
503 |
401 |
494 |
503 |
549 |
| Called-in application |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Completion Notice |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Compulsory Purchase Order |
10 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
| Core Paths Plan |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Extinguishment of Public Right of Way |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Flood Prevention Scheme |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Listed Building Notified Application |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Local Development Plan |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| Notification Direction |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Notified application |
6 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
| Power Station |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Public path creation/diversion/extinguishment order |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Purchase Notice |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Revocation order |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Roads order |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Section 36 Wind Farm |
5 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
| Section 37 Transmission line |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Stopping up order |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
| Strategic Development Plan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Traffic Regulation Order |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| Wayleave |
52 |
8 |
44 |
85 |
28 |
| Called-in application |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Subtotal: all types of non-appeal cases |
98 |
37 |
83 |
122 |
64 |
| All Cases Received |
601 |
438 |
577 |
625 |
613 |
Table 3: Breakdown Of Cases Received By Their Characteristics
Breakdown Of Cases Received By Their Characteristics
| Characteristics |
2018 2019 |
2019 2020 |
2020 2021 |
2022 2023 |
2023 2024 |
| Advertisement |
57 |
33 |
24 |
46 |
41 |
| Agricultural |
7 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
| Animal (cattery, kennel, stable etc.) |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Building Alterations (householder) |
86 |
72 |
72 |
64 |
71 |
| Building Alterations (non-householder) |
20 |
12 |
20 |
17 |
24 |
| Business |
28 |
22 |
9 |
23 |
10 |
| Car park |
23 |
12 |
17 |
17 |
12 |
| Caravan and Campsites |
9 |
4 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
| Cemetery/Religious Building |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| Chimney/Flue |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Community Asset Transfer |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| Compulsory Purchase Order |
7 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
| Demolition |
15 |
13 |
13 |
23 |
19 |
| Designation of Building/Monument |
3 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
| Development Plan (Local) |
6 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
| Development Plan (Strategic) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dock/Harbour |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Environmental Appeal |
3 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
| Fencing/Wall |
30 |
20 |
31 |
16 |
16 |
| Fish Farm |
6 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| Flood Prevention Scheme |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Hazardous Substance |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hedge |
17 |
8 |
20 |
15 |
18 |
| Holiday/Leisure |
19 |
10 |
22 |
8 |
8 |
| Hospital/Medical Centre |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Hot Food Takeaway |
8 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
| Hotels |
46 |
20 |
23 |
1 |
2 |
| House in Multiple Occupation |
8 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Housing (10 or more houses) |
54 |
47 |
55 |
38 |
26 |
| Housing (more than one house) |
22 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
28 |
| Housing (single dwelling) |
46 |
47 |
43 |
65 |
40 |
| Hydro/Solar Power |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Industrial |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Landscaping |
37 |
15 |
37 |
38 |
15 |
| Leisure Facility/Ground |
4 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
| Meteorological/Anemometrical Mast |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Mineral Extraction |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Nursing/Care/Retirement Home |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| Other |
5 |
4 |
21 |
13 |
27 |
| Path |
9 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
| Petrol Station |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Power Station/Energy from Waste |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| Recycling |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Restaurant/Cafe/Licensed Premises |
7 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
| Retail (food) |
10 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
| Retail (non-food) |
14 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
| Road/Bridge |
23 |
14 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
| Scheduled Monument |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| School/Educational |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| Shed/Garage |
20 |
24 |
27 |
13 |
11 |
| Short stay accommodation |
0 |
0 |
9 |
58 |
156 |
| Storage (non-warehousing) |
19 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
| Student Accommodation |
3 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
| Substation/Transmission Line/Pipeline |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Telecommunication |
1 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
8 |
| Traffic Regulation Order |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Transport |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Travelling Persons Site |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Tree |
10 |
4 |
22 |
11 |
8 |
| Warehouse/Distribution |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| Waste Disposal |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Water/Sewage |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
35 |
| Wayleave |
51 |
8 |
44 |
84 |
28 |
| Wind Farm (two or more turbines) |
12 |
23 |
24 |
16 |
10 |
| Wind turbine (single) |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Windows - Timber |
6 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
| Windows - UPVC |
21 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
13 |
Table 4a: Appeal Cases Success Rates By Method Of Determination
Appeal Cases Success Rates By Method Of Determination
| Appeal type |
Number decided |
Considered by oral process |
Considered by site visit/review of written submissions |
All cases allowed |
| Total |
Allowed |
Percentage |
Total |
Allowed |
Percentage |
Allowed |
Percentage |
| Planning permission |
137 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
136 |
61 |
45% |
62 |
45% |
| Planning enforcement |
83 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
83 |
8 |
10% |
8 |
10% |
| Conservation area consent, listed building consent and listed building enforcement |
57 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
57 |
24 |
42% |
24 |
42% |
| Advertisement consent, discontinuance notice and advertisement enforcement |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
33 |
12 |
36% |
12 |
36% |
| High hedge |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
11 |
5 |
45% |
5 |
45% |
| All others |
63 |
4 |
3 |
75% |
59 |
26 |
44% |
29 |
46% |
| All Delegated Appeals |
384 |
5 |
4 |
80% |
379 |
136 |
36% |
140 |
36% |
| Non-delegated Appeals |
4 |
2 |
1 |
50% |
2 |
1 |
50% |
2 |
50% |
| All Appeals |
388 |
7 |
5 |
71% |
381 |
137 |
36% |
142 |
37% |
*In addition, a further 114 appeals were turned away as we had no powers to determine them
Table 4b: Non-Appeal Cases Success Rates by Method Of Determination
Non-Appeal Cases Success Rates By Method Of Determination
| Case types |
Number decided |
Considered by oral process |
Considered by site visit/review of written submissions |
All cases allowed |
| Total |
Allowed |
Percentage |
Total |
Allowed |
Percentage |
Allowed |
Percentage |
| Compulsory Purchase Order |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
| Listed Building Notified Application |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
1 |
1 |
100% |
1 |
100% |
| Notification Direction |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
| Notified application |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
7 |
3 |
43% |
3 |
38% |
| Purchase Notice |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
| Revocation order |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
| Section 36 Wind Farm |
12 |
11 |
6 |
55% |
1 |
1 |
100% |
7 |
58% |
| Traffic Regulation Order |
4 |
3 |
2 |
67% |
1 |
1 |
100% |
3 |
75% |
| Wayleave |
22 |
10 |
10 |
100% |
12 |
12 |
100% |
22 |
100% |
| Total: All Non-appeal Cases |
51 |
28 |
18 |
64% |
23 |
18 |
78% |
36 |
71% |
Table 5: Success Rates for Delegated Appeals by Planning Authority
Success Rates For Delegated Appeals Planning Authority
| Planning authority |
Appeals decided |
Appeals allowed |
Percentage Success rate |
| Aberdeen City Council |
19 |
8 |
42% |
| Aberdeenshire Council |
24 |
8 |
33% |
| Angus Council |
9 |
4 |
44% |
| Argyll and Bute Council |
4 |
2 |
50% |
| Cairngorms National Park Authority |
1 |
0 |
0% |
| City of Edinburgh Council |
129 |
38 |
29% |
| Clackmannanshire Council |
2 |
1 |
50% |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council |
6 |
3 |
50% |
| Dundee City Council |
1 |
0 |
0% |
| East Ayrshire Council |
4 |
2 |
50% |
| East Dunbartonshire Council |
6 |
5 |
83% |
| East Lothian Council |
3 |
0 |
0% |
| East Renfrewshire Council |
10 |
4 |
40% |
| Falkirk Council |
2 |
0 |
0% |
| Fife Council |
21 |
6 |
29% |
| Glasgow City Council |
36 |
16 |
44% |
| Highland Council |
17 |
9 |
53% |
| Historic Environment Scotland |
1 |
0 |
0% |
| Midlothian Council |
3 |
0 |
0% |
| Moray Council |
5 |
3 |
60% |
| North Ayrshire Council |
3 |
1 |
33% |
| North Lanarkshire Council |
7 |
1 |
14% |
| Orkney Islands Council |
1 |
0 |
0% |
| Perth and Kinross Council |
14 |
6 |
43% |
| Renfrewshire Council |
5 |
2 |
40% |
| Scottish Borders Council |
11 |
6 |
55% |
| Shetland Islands Council |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| South Ayrshire Council |
2 |
1 |
50% |
| South Lanarkshire Council |
12 |
2 |
17% |
| Stirling Council |
3 |
0 |
0% |
| West Dunbartonshire Council |
1 |
0 |
0% |
| West Lothian Council |
21 |
11 |
52% |
| Total |
384 |
140 |
36% |
Note: if an authority is not listed in table 5 it means no delegated decisions have been issued for sites within said authority’s area within the period.
Table 6: Development Plan Examinations Completed
Development Plan Examinations Completed
| Development plans |
Number of reporters |
Weeks to complete |
| Argyll & Bute Proposed Local Development Plan |
4 |
71 |
| Scottish Borders Proposed Local Development Plan |
4 |
51 |
| East Ayrshire Local Development Plan 2 |
3 |
43 |
| Edinburgh Local Development Plan - Proposed City Plan 2030 |
6 |
68 |
| Inner Moray Firth Proposed Local Development Plan 2 |
5 |
43 |
Table 7: Expenses Claims
Expenses Claims
| Claimed By |
Number of claims |
Successful claims |
| an authority against a main contact |
1 |
1 |
| a main contact against an authority |
31 |
9 |
| an other party against a main contact |
1 |
0 |
Table 8: Performance Against Our Targets
Performance Against Our Targets
| Procedure |
Target number of weeks to determine |
Number of appeals |
Performance against target |
Average weeks taken to determine |
| No Further Procedure |
8 |
22 |
91% |
7.1 |
| Site Inspection |
12 |
261 |
91% |
10.7 |
| Further Written Submission |
20 |
99 |
83% |
18.1 |
| Hearing |
26 |
5 |
0% |
38.7 |
Table 9: Time Taken to Submit Reports
Time Taken to Submit Reports
| Case types |
Reports submitted |
Average weeks taken to submit |
| Recalled Planning/Listed Building Appeals |
5 |
37.2 |
| Community Asset Transfer Appeals |
1 |
25.4 |
| Called-in & Notified Applications |
11 |
24.8 |
| Compulsory Purchase Orders |
3 |
43.2 |
| Other Orders |
7 |
36.9 |
| Section 36 Wind Farm Applications |
8 |
51.2 |
| Section 37 Transmission Lines |
6 |
89.5 |
| Wayleave Applications |
23 |
30.4 |
