Planning application fees introduced on 6 December 2023

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please could you provide answers to as many of the following questions as possible:

  

1) Please provide a breakdown of how the additional income generated from the increase in planning application fees introduced on 6 December 2023 has been allocated or spent. Where possible, please specify the services or functions supported and the amount allocated to each.



2) Has the additional income generated from the planning application fee increase introduced on 6 December 2023 been used exclusively to support the delivery of the Local Authority's planning function?



3) What percentage of residential planning applications (minor and major), submitted after 6 December 2023, have resulted in an agreed extension of time?



4) What percentage of residential planning applications (minor and major), submitted after 6 December 2023, have resulted in fee refunds under the Planning Guarantee?

1. Not applicable.

2. The additional income generated from the planning application fee increase introduced on 6 December 2023 has been used exclusively to support the delivery of the Local Authority's planning function.