Response 3628287

Response to request for information

Reference

3628287

Response date

7 February 2025

Request

• How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2010/11?
• How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2015/16?
• How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2020/21?
• How many FTE planning officers are currently directly employed by your council?
• What percentage of your planning department is currently fully staffed?
• How many FTE vacancies for planning officers is your council currently carrying (if any)?
• Do you operate your planning department as a shared service with another council?  If so, which council(s)?
• How much money was spent by your council on planning services in:
  1. 2010/11
  2. 2015/16
  3. 2023/24?

Response

• How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2010/11? 21.7
• How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2015/16? 16.8
• How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2020/21? 17.95
• How many FTE planning officers are currently directly employed by your council? 16.47
• What percentage of your planning department is currently fully staffed? 96.6%
• How many FTE vacancies for planning officers is your council currently carrying (if any)? 1
• Do you operate your planning department as a shared service with another council?  If so, which council(s)? No
• How much money was spent by your council on planning services in:
  1. 2010/11 - £1,292,252.71
  2. 2015/16 - £1,254,516.09
  3. 2023/24 - £2,003,769.32