questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to increase data available on the number of planning officers per (a) authority and (b) region.
answerText: MHCLG does not hold detailed data on the number of planning officers recruited by individual local authorities. In 2023, the Department commissioned a nationwide survey to improve understanding of the capacity and capability issues reported in local plann...
heading: Planning Authorities: Staff