Disclosure Log
FTE planning officers (FOI/5317)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 12 February 2025
Dear ***** *****,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/5317
Thank you for your request for information relating to FTE planning officers.
We are now able to provide the following information in response to your questions set out below:
1. How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2010/11 = 7 FTE
2. How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2015/16 = 6.5 FTE
3. How many FTE planning officers were directly employed by your council in 2020/21 = 6.5 FTE
4. How many FTE planning officers are currently directly employed by your council = 20 FTE
5. What percentage of your planning department is currently fully staffed = 90%
6. How many FTE vacancies for planning officers is your council currently carrying (if any) = 2
7. Do you operate your planning department as a shared service with another council
If so, which council(s) = No
8. How much money was spent by your council on planning services in
a) 2010/11 = No Data held/recorded
b) 2015/16 = No Data held/recorded
c) 2023/24 = £801,972
We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful, however if you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled, then please email us at [email protected] quoting the reference FOI/5317 and we will be happy to review your request
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