How many planning enforcement complaints have you received?
2020/21 – 71
2021/22 – 63
2022/23 – 49
2023/24 – 64
How many planning enforcement complaints have you closed?
We do not hold this information
How many planning enforcement complaints remained open/active/unresolved (or similar) on the first day of the period; with that being 1st April?
We do not hold this information
What was the average (median) caseload for each investigating officer?
We do not hold this information
How many planning enforcement staff did you have on the team structure on the first day of the period; with that being 1st April?
Since 1st April 2020, the Council has not employed any planning enforcement staff, but has had a contract with an external agency to undertake investigative work for planning enforcement complaints.
Please split the information for question 5 into both professional and supporting/administrative roles as applicable.
Not applicable following our response above
Please indicate whether any of the roles identified for question 5 have been occupied by temporary staff/contractors and alike; providing the detail (number and role) of these as applicable.
As stated, the Council uses an external agency, and we have no knowledge of the number of individual staff that they use.
Using the data provided within question 5 please indicate how many vacancies there were in each role and where these vacancies were for more than 3 months.
Not applicable following our response above