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Dear Karin Goodwin

Request for information: Planning officials

Thank you for your information request which we have logged as reference
argyllbuteir:14093.

It has been passed to the relevant service(s) for attention and you should
receive a response under either the Freedom of Information (Scot) Act 2002
or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 by 2022-05-26
00:00:00. We hope to respond within this timescale but, due to the
staffing/capacity issues with COVID-19, some requests may take little
longer.

Please quote the reference number above in any correspondence you may have
with the Council in regard to this request.

Regards

FOI Officer

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Dear Karin  Goodwin

Request for information: Planning officials

Reference: argyllbuteir:14093.

I refer to your request for information which was dealt with in terms of
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

I have provided the following information in fulfilment of your request:

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.

The table below shows the number of FTE as we have interpreted your
request in relation to “planning officials” – this includes all staff with
Planning Officer within their job title

FTE
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
18.6 16.8 16.8 14.3 14.3

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

The departmental structure and relevant job titles can be found within the
Planning Performance Framework documents, which can be found on our
website.  As such, I must refuse this part of your request under Section
25 of FOISA, as this information is otherwise accessible to you.  
[1]Planning Performance Framework (argyll-bute.gov.uk)

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

This part of your request is also refused under Section 25 of FOISA, as it
is otherwise accessible to you from the Scottish Government website. 
Details to access this information are provided below:

2020/21 – Please navigate to [2]tables-planning-authority-2020-21.xlsx
(live.com) and select Argyll and Bute Council.

2019/20 – Please navigate to
[3]Planning+Performance+Statistics+-+2019-20+-+Annual+-+Planning+Applications+by+Planning+Authority.xlsx
(live.com) and select Argyll and Bute Council.

2018/19 – Please navigate to [4]Supporting documents - Planning
performance statistics: annual report 2018-2019 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
select Local Authority Tables and then Argyll and Bute Council.

2017/18 – Please navigate to
[5]Planning+Applications+by+Planning+Authority+-+2017-18+-+Annual.xlsx
(live.com) and select Argyll and Bute Council.

2016/17 – Please navigate to
[6]Planning+Applications+by+Planning+Authority+-+2016-17+-+Annual.xlsx
(live.com) and select Argyll and Bute Council.

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your request for information
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Executive Director Customer Services, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory,
Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RT, or by email to [Argyll and Bute Council request email].

Your request for review must state your name and address for
correspondence, specify the request for information to which your request
for review relates and why you are dissatisfied with the response.

You must make your request for review not later than 40 working days after
the expiry of the 20 working day period for response to your initial
request by the Council, or not later than 40 working days after the
receipt by you of the information provided, any fees notice issued or any
notification of refusal or partial refusal.

If you make an application for review and remain dissatisfied with the way
in which the review has been dealt with you are entitled to make an
application to the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle,
Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS (Tel: 01334 464610) for a
further review. You can now do this online here -
www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal.

You must make representation to the Scottish Information Commissioner no
later than 6 months after the date of receipt by you of the notice or
decision you are dissatisfied with or within 6 months of the expiry of the
period of 20 working days from receipt by the Council of your request for
review.

Yours sincerely

Fiona Anderson   [9]CSE
Small
Compliance and Regulatory Officer (7)

Legal and Regulatory Support

Argyll and Bute Council

Kilmory

Lochgilphead

Argyll

PA31 8RT

Tel: 01546 604255

Email: 
[7][email address]

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