| 1 | % of minor planning applications determined within 8 weeks Cumulative from 01/04/2022 | Percentage | 85.25 | 75 | 78.31 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Red | Green | Up to date | Strong performance. | |
| 2 | % of other planning applications determined within 8 weeks Cumulative from 01/04/2022 | Percentage | 87.67 | 85 | 81.75 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Red | Red | Up to date | Strong performance - not meeting stretch target, but exceeding statutory target | |
| 3 | % of all planning decisions overturned on appeal Cumulative from 01/04/2022 | Percentage | 1 | 5 | 1 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Green | Green | Up to date | Very strong performance. Achieving stretch target | |
| 4 | No decisions delegated by officer (%) Cumulative from 01/04/2022 | Percentage | 96.84 | 95 | 96.52 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Red | Green | Up to date | Contextual, but this figure is now more transparently and robustly managed. Also clarified in Constitution review | |
| 5 | % of pre-application enquiries responded to in accordance with targets in pre-application protocol Cumulative from 01/04/2022 | Percentage | 67 | 85 | 62 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Red | Red | Up to date | New system introduced end 2023 starting to produced improvements | |
| 6 | % Enforcement Cases where there has been an agreed course of action within 13 weeks Cumulative from 01/04/2022 | Percentage | 62.08 | 85 | 66.79 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Green | Red | Up to date | This is the one locally (and nationally) area of consistent struggle on planning performance. Second revision of Local Enforcement Strategy will take place this year, along with demand management initiatives | |
| 7 | Net additional homes provided | Unknown | 1,592 | 616 | 1,592 | Apr 2022 | Annually | Green | Green | Up to date | The target of 616 is the local housing need for Northumberland (2022-2032) as at 31 March 2022 based on the 2014-based household projections, together with the 2021 affordability ratio. The number of net additional homes exceeds the target of 616 houses by 976 units. This indicator reports an exceeded target for the year, thereby significantly contributing to the North of Tyne Combined Authority Devolution Deal to accelerate housing delivery in the area above Local Housing Need figures. | |
| 8 | Area designation applications determined within time limits prescribed in the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 | Percentage | 100 | 100 | 100 | Jan 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Green | Up to date | No neighbourhood areas were designated during Q4. Figures input to reflect performance against the indicator. | |
| 9 | % Local Plan HRA completed Cumulative from 01/04/2019 | Percentage | | 100 | 100 | Apr 2022 | Annually | N/A | Green | Overdue | On track | |
| 10 | % Major and County Matter applications determined within 13 weeks/ agreed timescale | Percentage | 100 | 75 | 100 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Green | Green | Up to date | Perfect performance - ! | |
| 11 | Net affordable homes provided (pa) | Number | 122 | 374 | 122 | Apr 2022 | Annually | Green | Red | Up to date | 122 affordable units were delivered in 2022/23. Additionally, Registered Providers have acquired a further 6 new-build market stock outside the planning and S106 process over the past year such that these also contribute to meeting the county's affordable housing needs. | |
| 12 | New dwellings granted planning permission that are affordable homes (%) | Percentage | 25.1 | 17 | 25.1 | Apr 2022 | Annually | Green | Green | Up to date | The percentage of affordable homes on new planning permissions including residential development exceeded the target 17%. This was in part due to a number of 100% affordable housing schemes being permitted. | |
| 13 | Preparation of Local Planning Policy documents in accordance with LDS (%) | Percentage | 0 | 100 | 0 | Jan 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Red | Up to date | Work to prepare a Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Local Plan (GTTSLP) has been suspended. Given the limited needs identified, it is considered more appropriate and effective for the Council to work proactively to meet the needs and deliver transit sites through the development management process. During Q4 work on an up to date open space study has been progressing following a consultation exercise that was undertaken during Q3. The LDS will be updated to remove reference to the GTTSLP, and to revise the timetable for the open space work. | |
| 14 | Threshold: % of all Major and County Matter application decisions made on time in the period 2 years from the end of each quarter | Percentage | 88.89 | 65 | 88.89 | Jan 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Green | Up to date | Strong performance - above stretch targets | |
| 15 | Threshold: % of all Majors and County matter planning decisions made in the two year period 9 months prior (at the end of each quarter) allowed at appeal | Percentage | 1.14 | 10 | 1.14 | Jan 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Green | Up to date | Excellent performance | |
| 16 | Threshold: % of all Non Major application decisions made on time in the previous two year period (at end of each quarter) | Percentage | 76.9 | 75 | 76.9 | Jan 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Green | Up to date | Improved performance | |
| 17 | Threshold: % of all Non-Major planning decisions made in the two year period 9 months prior (at the end of each quarter) allowed at appeal | Percentage | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 | Jan 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Green | Up to date | strong performance. Statutory target is less than 10%, so 0.5% is very safe | |