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245 _aFaster planning
260 _c2004
490 _aODPM News Release
_v(2004/0305) 10 December 2004 (3)
520 _aAccording to figures recently released, more councils are dealing with more planning applications in less time. The half-yearly "Planning performance checklist" of local authorities show improvemetns in every category of application since figures were last published. In the year to September 2004, the average number of major, minor, and other applications decided within the government's best value target periods rose by 3%, 4%, and 3% respectively. That translates into local planning authorities determining, on average, 55% of major planning applications within 13 weeks, 65% of minor planning applications and 81% of other applications within 8 weeks. For more details go to: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_contro l/documents/contentservertemplate/odpm_index.hcst? n=2679&l=2. http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=200 4_0305
590 _aWB
590 _aWB
650 _aPLANNING APPLICATIONS
650 _aPLANNING DECISIONS
650 _aLOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITIES
650 _aGOVERNMENT TARGETS
690 _aPLANNING
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