Audit Commission and Internal Performance Indicators

David Mudie

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THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL Agenda Item PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, EUROPE & TOURISM Report COMMITTEE - 31 MAY 2006 No Audit Commission and Internal Performance Indicators Report by Director of Planning & Development SUMMARY This report advises Members on the delivery of the Development Control and Building Standards services for the financial year 2005/06, with comparative figures for previous years, with reference to the Audit Commission and internal performance targets. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Key performance indicator information is reported to this Committee every quarter and I now have the out-turn figures for Development Control and Building Standards for the financial year 2005/06. The figures for the previous three financial years are reproduced for comparison purposes. 2.0 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL 2.1 The undernoted tables summarise the results for Development Control in terms of householder applications (proposals to alter or extend existing houses) and all other types of planning application. The 2005/06 figures are compared and the actual number of applications handled is shown as contextual information. Annex A shows the graph of Development Control performance for the past 3 years for comparison. Development Control Performance : Contextual Information Number of Cases Decided Year Householder Non- All Cases Income (£000) Householder 2005/06 1577 3128 4705 2,308 2004/05 1646 3328 4974 1,915 2003/04 1286 ...

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THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

Agenda

Item

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, EUROPE & TOURISM

COMMITTEE - 31 MAY 2006

Report

No

Audit Commission and Internal Performance Indicators

Report by Director of Planning & Development

SUMMARY

This report advises Members on the delivery of the Development Control and Building Standards

services for the financial year 2005/06, with comparative figures for previous years, with reference

to the Audit Commission and internal performance targets.

1.0

INTRODUCTION

1.1

Key performance indicator information is reported to this Committee every quarter and I

now have the out-turn figures for Development Control and Building Standards for the

financial year 2005/06.

The figures for the previous three financial years are reproduced

for comparison purposes.

2.0

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL

2.1

The undernoted tables summarise the results for Development Control in terms of

householder applications (proposals to alter or extend existing houses) and all other types

of planning application.

The 2005/06 figures are compared and the actual number of

applications handled is shown as contextual information.

Annex A shows the graph of

Development Control performance for the past 3 years for comparison.

Development Control Performance : Contextual Information

Number of Cases Decided

Year

Householder

Non-

Householder

All Cases

Income (£000)

2005/06

1577

3128

4705

2,308

2004/05

1646

3328

4974

1,915

2003/04

1286

3125

4411

1,685

2002/03

1135

2661

3786

1,439

Development Control Performance Indicators

% dealt with within 2 months

Year

Householder

Non-Householder

All Cases

2005/06

76.79

45.30

55.86

2004/05

76.31

43.60

54.42

2003/04

84.76

48.54

59.10

2002/03

83.10

50.40

60.14

Target

90.00

n/a

80.00

2.2

In 2005/06 the speed of handling planning applications has improved, particularly with

regard to non-householder development. This has probably been due to the effects of the

recent staffing changes designed to produce performance improvements.

2.3

Having said this, it is anticipated that the full effects of the staffing changes are yet to be

fully realised as a settling in period is always necessary.

3.0

BUILDING STANDARDS

3.1

As with planning applications, the number of warrant applications received in 2005-06 was

marginally down from the previous year. This is likely to explain why the number of

warrants decided is also marginally down.

Building Standards Performance : Contextual Information

Year

Warrant Decided

Completion

Certificates

Income (£000)

2005/06

4447

3435

2,076

2004/05

4463

3182

1,944

2003/04

4046

3018

1,825

2002/03

3941

2670

1,492

Building Standards Performance Indicators

Year

% Warrants

responded to in

15 days

% Warrants

determined in 6

days

Average days to

respond to

Completion

Certificate (CC)

% CC issued in

3 days

2005/06

49.34

84.43

9.62

91.67

2004/05

40.22

83.89

7.04

91.86

2003/04

48.54

86.00

9.92

82.70

2002/03

53.60

89.10

8.00

88.70

Target

80.00

80.00

n/a

80.00

3.2

The number of warrants determined remains close to the high level in 2004/05 but

pleasingly the proportion of warrants responded to within 15 days has increased to 49.34%.

The number of completion certificates issued has increased an impressive 8% over the

2004/05 figures although there has been some decline in the time taken to respond. There

remain staff shortages in one or two Area offices.

3.3

It is disappointing that the %age of completion certificates issued within 3 days has dipped

slightly. However, this continues to exceed the national target of 80%.

4.0

RECOMMENDATION

Members are asked to note the current position.

Signature:

Designation:

Director of Planning & Development

Date:

25 May, 2006

Author:

David Mudie, Acting Head of Development and Building Standards

Telephone:

01463 702255

Background Papers:

Audit Commission Performance Indicators Returns for the last 3

years.

ANNEX A

DC Performance Indicators

0.00

10.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

80.00

90.00

100.00

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

Period

Percentage

Householder

Non-Householder

All Cases