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Planning performance statistics: first quarter, 2017-2018
The latest statistics on planning application decision-making and timescales for quarter 1 of 2017 and data going back to quarter one of 2013-2014.
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 one of 2017/18 there were 471 applications that were subject to a processing agreement, and 80.3 per cent of these were decided within agreed timescales ( Quarter 1, 2017/18 – Table 1).
Table 1: Processing Agreements, 2017/18, Quarter 1
| Category of development | Number of Decisions | % Within Agreed Timescales |
|---|---|---|
| Major Applications | 26 | 69.2% |
| Local Applications | 379 | 81.5% |
| EIA Developments | 2 | 100.0% |
| Other Consents | 64 | 76.6% |
| Total | 471 | 80.3% |