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 ...