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Planning and Building Control Enquiries

We aim to provide a good level of service in responding to planning and building control enquiries and aim to respond to 85% of customers within 15 working days on general enquiries.

Building Control Performance

We have set ourselves a local target to check 70% of building regulation applications (full plans) within 15 working days.  Our current performance includes information relating to all applications checked in this financial year.

Decisions Made by the Head of Planning

Over 90% of planning decisions we make are by delegated powers granted to officers. Delegated powers are necessary to help the service work towards achieving Government set targets.  Our scheme of delegation for applications is stated in the Constitution - Schedule 2, Functions, Delegations to Officers, Para. 82.

Planning Performance

The Government requires the council to measure the speed in which it determines planning applications.  It sets national targets for each category of applications; Major, Minor and Other.

The Government targets (BVPI) are:

Major applications: to determine 60% of planning applications within thirteen weeks of registration

Minor applications: to determine 65% of planning applications within eight weeks of registration Other applications: to determine 80% of planning applications within eight weeks of registration.

We have set local targets above the national targets.  For information relating to all applications determined in this financial year see our current performance.