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).
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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Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | ||
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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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