Planning performance statistics 2020/2021: quarterly (April 2020 to September 2020)
This report presents summary statistics on planning application decision-making timescales for April to September 2020, 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 first six months of 2020/21 there were 1,555 applications decided that had processing agreements, 336 (28%) more than in the same period in the previous year.
In quarter one 11.3% of all applications (761 of 6,712) had processing agreements, in quarter two 11.1% (794 of 7,176) of all applications had a processing agreement.
Both quarters show a notable increase in the percentage of applications with processing agreeements when compared with the same period in the previous year (6.8% and 6.9%). A number of authorities reported an increased use of processing agreements as part of measures to manage the impact of COVID-19 restrictions and delays.
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| Category of development | Number of Decisions | % Within Agreed Timescales | Number of Decisions | % Within Agreed Timescales |
| Major Applications | 18 | 50.0% | 20 | 45.0% |
| Local Applications | 616 | 78.9% | 667 | 69.1% |
| EIA Developments | 4 | 100.0% | 0 | - |
| Other Consents | 123 | 76.4% | 107 | 70.1% |
| Total | 761 | 77.9% | 794 | 68.6% |
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