HC Deb 22 July 1983 vol 46 cc257-9W
Mr. Michael Forsyth

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each planning authority in Scotland the percentage of planning applications they have determined within the statutory period in each of the past five years.

Time taken to deal with planning applications in Scotland
1982 1981 1980 1979 1978
Authority Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt
Regional Councils
Borders 1,015 81 1,124 79 1,192 80 1,256 79 1,130 82
Dumfries and Galloway 1,193 72 1,445 43 1,318 92 1,345 79 1,001 85
Highland 3,120 80 3,525 80 3,966 82 3,922 81 3,476 86
District Councils
Clackmannan 302 87 295 82 256 84 353 82 333 81
Falkirk 825 80 938 81 874 72 831 65 889 79
Stirling 652 81 957 76 961 69 1,092 68 802 63
Dunfermline 834 63 819 85 775 67 876 97 993 95
Kirkcaldy 915 86 1,233 76 1,315 84 1,131 82 991 83
North East Fife 613 78 652 76 762 73 833 96 847 94
Aberdeen 1,983 84 2,349 87 2,509 85 1,853 89 2,834 78
Banff and Buchan 831 87 869 73 987 72 1,083 68 1,066 76
Gordon 1,321 65 1,567 48 1,654 42 1,567 54 1,406 62
Kincardine and Deeside 877 64 756 67 839 89 898 99 1,059 93
Moray 773 81 743 81 793 72 818 81 808 78
Edinburgh 1,806 85 1,919 80 1,983 57 1,761 98 1,972 93
East Lothian 595 61 528 60 608 62 641 54 661 47
Midlothian 546 73 524 70 598 69 582 70 561 77
West Lothian 514 75 773 69 383 50 806 48 725 52
Argyll and Bute 698 36 814 38 1,016 65 910 84 915 70
Bearsden and Milngavie 320 97 409 93 528 93 430 95 397 93

Mr. Ancram

The figures submitted to my Department by planning authorities of applications dealt with, and applications determined within the statutory period of two months, are set out in the following table:

1982 1981 1980 1979 1978
Authority Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt Total number of applications* Percentage decided within two months of receipt
Clydebank 127 85 119 83 168 79 191 83 232 82
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 71 92 56 80 73 79 60 72 81 72
Cumnock and Doon Valley 193 69 230 64 253 49 272 61 259 55
Cunninghame 719 57 863 55 1,063 57 1,002 61 937 74
Dumbarton 590 61 602 60 659 63 714 74 776 65
East Kilbride 214 83 258 83 274 63 282 50 211 79
Eastwood 333 89 491 90 439 91 449 90 452 63
Glasgow 2,133 58 1,960 50 2,247 64 2,236 62 1,883 61
Hamilton 531 67 585 67 579 64 706 75 639 79
Inverclyde 261 66 367 83 354 67 351 68 338 82
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 330 73 408 54 514 49 471 60 540 50
Kyle and Carrick 786 84 891 83 1,008 80 1,038 81 1,018 87
Clydesdale 499 84 552 70 599 83 504 60 506 60
Monklands 376 78 436 71 507 83 508 61 410 61
Motherwell 411 70 493 66 526 66 54 79 485 72
Renfrew 503 66 824 63 1,081 49 1,092 38 1,020 42
Strathkelvin 644 84 656 81 724 82 816 78 765 75
Angus 812 97 896 90 1,059 90 1,248 84 1,190 94
Dundee 752 81 950 79 1,076 83 1,138 80 1,170 77
Perth and Kinross 1,059 69 1,354 67 1,535 74 1,653 69 1,491 69
Island Councils
Orkney 250 86 252 84 383 88 430 79 392 96
Shetland 535 88 505 84 544 85 407 86 670 78
Western Isles 412 70 553 69 664 74 775 58 551 46
Scotland 32,274 76.1 36,540 71.2 40,146 72.6 39,385 74.7 38,882 75.7
* Applications for listed building consent and applications to display advertisements are not included. An application for outline planning permission and a subsequent application for approval of reserved matters is counted as one application.
† Before 3 August 1981, the statutory period for determining planning applications was three months in the case of development affecting trunk roads and two months in all other cases. Since 3 August 1981, the statutory period has been two months for all planning applications.