Our planning application performance

We aim to exceed the minimum targets that have been set by the Government for dealing with planning applications. These targets are split into three groups relating to the type of application:

• the first group is 'majors' and includes applications for 10 or more dwellings (or a site of at least 0.5 hectare for residential development) and at least 1,000 square metres of non-residential floor space (or a site of at least 1 hectare)
• the second group is 'minors' and includes proposals below the level of majors, but excludes applications for changes of use and householder development
• the last group is 'others' and includes applications for changes of use, householder development, adverts and listed building consent

The minimum targets are:

• 60 per cent of major applications to be determined within 13 weeks
• 65 per cent of minor applications to be determined within eight weeks
• 80 per cent of other applications to be determined within eight weeks

The document below shows how we have been performing up to now and also the higher targets we have set ourselves for the future.