FOI Request - Planning Officials and Decisions

Request 101003058692

(1)  I am looking for the number of FTE planning officials  (or equivilent job title) employed by the council in the following financial years (running April to March): 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 20/21, 21/22.

(2)  Please provide total numbers across the department including planning officers and other asssociated job titles.

(3)  Can you please also send me the number of planning decisions made by the council in the financial years outlined above?

Response 12-05-2022

(1)  21/22 - 7 FTE & 3PTE Planning Officer, 2 Senior Planning Officer, 3 Principal Planning Officer & 2 Managers (Development Management & Building Standards) (Strategic Planning & Development Manager)

20/21 - 7 FTE & 3 PTE Planning Officer, 1 Senior Planning Officer, 3 Principal Planning Officers & 2 Managers (Development Management & Building Standards) (Strategic Planning & Development Manager)

19/20 - 7 FTE & 3 PTE Planning Officer, 1 Senior Planning Officer, 3 Principal Planning Officers & 2 Managers (Development Management & Building Standards) (Strategic Planning & Development Manager)

18/19 - 9 FTE Planning Officers & 1 PTE Planning Officers, 3 Principal Planning Officers, 2 Senior Planning Officers, 2 Managers (Development Management & Building Standards Manager) (Manager(Planning & Economic Development)

17/18 - 1 FTE & 1 PTE Planning Assistants, 10 FTE Planning Officers & 1 PTE Planning Officer, 3 Principal Planning Officers, 2 Senior Planning Officer 2 Managers (Development Management Manger) (Manager) (Planning & Economic Development)

(2)  17/18 - 25 - Planning Enforcement Officer, Condition Monitoring Officer, Planning Technical Assistant, Planning Design Officer, Developer Obligations Officer
18/19 - 25 Planning Enforcement Officer, Condition Monitoring Officer, Planning Technical Assistant, Planning Design Officer, Developer Obligations Officer
19/20 - 21- Planning Enforcement Officer, Condition Monitoring Officer, Planning Technical Assistant, Planning Design Officer, Developer Obligations Officer
20/21 - 23 - Planning Enforcement Officer, Condition Monitoring Officer, Planning Technical Assistant, Planning Design Officer, Senior Infrastructure Growth/Obligations Officer, Infrastructure Growth Obligations Officer
21/22 - 23 - Planning Enforcement Officer, Condition Monitoring Officer, Planning Technical Assistant, Planning Design Officer, Senior Infrastructure Growth/Obligations Officer, Infrastructure Growth/Obligations Officer

(3) 17/18 - 803
      18/19 - 681
      19/20 - 712
      20/21 - 705
      21/22 - 721