Response A1346435

Response to request for information

Reference

A1346435

Response date

8 March 2022

Request

How much has the council received in planning application fees in total for each of the last five calendar years (2017-2021).

Of that amount, can you tell me what was spent as part of the council’s planning department budget?

Over the same period, can you tell me how many roles in the planning department have remained unfilled for each calendar year? Can you provide a breakdown by the type of role?

Response

How much has the council received in planning application fees in total for each of the last five calendar years (2017-2021).

Income from planning applications

• 2017-18: £790,513.44
• 2018-19: £1,123,792.99
• 2019-20: £1,263,868.59
• 2020-21: £1,123,792.99
• 2021-22: £1,290,000.00 (forecast)

Spend

• 2017-18: £1,342,821.75
• 2018-19: £1,552,044.17
• 2019-20: £1,592,305.30
• 2020-21: £1,552,044.17
• 2021-22: £1,853,187.69

Over the same period, can you tell me how many roles in the planning department have remained unfilled for each calendar year? Can you provide a breakdown by the type of role?

• 2017-18: None
• 2018-19: None
• 2019-20: None
• 2020-21: None
• 2021-22: Two unfilled posts (Area Planning Officer level)

However the two unfilled substantive posts were backfilled by agency staff – two in number from April 2021 to September 2021 and then four in number from October 2021 to date.