Statistics at Planning Inspectorate
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-28)

The Planning Inspectorate publishes statistics on how the organisation is performing, the volume of cases received and decided, and how many appeals have been allowed.

Statistical releases

The statistics release and tables (https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?organisations%5B%5D=planning-inspectorate&parent=planning-inspectorate) published by The Planning Inspectorate. These include the following releases, which are updated every quarter.

Planning Inspectorate statistical release (https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?parent=planning-inspectorate&keywords=Planning+Inspectorate+statistical+release&content_store_document_type=statistics_published&organisations%5B%5D=planning-inspectorate&order=updated-newest), covering appeal and specialist casework: how long these cases take and volume of casework. It also includes the number of Inspectors.

Planning Inspectorate ministerial measures (https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?parent=planning-inspectorate&keywords=ministerial+measures&content_store_document_type=statistics_published&organisations%5B%5D=planning-inspectorate&order=updated-newest), covering proportion of cases valid on first submission, how long appeals take, customer satisfaction and the number of cases quality assured.

Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-appeals-database) , detailed information on the Planning Inspectorate’s casework decisions over a 10 year rolling period.

Quarterly and Annual Volume Statistics (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-statistics), Numbers of applications, examinations, appeals and orders that have been received, decided and allowed, on a quarterly and annual basis.

The planned publication dates (https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?parent=planning-inspectorate&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=planning-inspectorate&order=updated-newest) for the coming year for all of these statistics releases.

Freedom of Information requests

Responses to Freedom of Information requests (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-foi-responses-from-the-planning-inspectorate-in-2025) are published by the Planning Inspectorate.

Ad hoc analyses and statistics

Additional statistical analyses (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/planning-inspectorate-ad-hoc-analyses-and-statistics) that have not been previously included in any of our standard statistical releases.

Pre-release access to official statistics

The principles and rules governing UK government ministers and officials’ access to official statistics in their final form before publication are set out in The Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2998/contents/made). This order forms part of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/) against which key statistics are assessed for compliance by the UK Statistics Authority.

Ministers and officials who have received pre-release access for briefing purposes to any of the official statistics released by The Planning Inspectorate are identified in the pre-release access lists:

Access to the monthly statistics releases:

Minister

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Director of Planning, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Director of Analysis & Data, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Housing & Planning Analysis, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Head of Profession for Statistics, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Head of Housing and Planning Statistics, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Head of Communities Planning and the Planning Inspectorate, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Chief Planner, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Planning Inspectorate, Chief Executive

Planning Inspectorate, Operations Director

Planning Inspectorate, Head of Operations

Planning Inspectorate, Head of Operations

Planning Inspectorate, Chief Digital Information Officer

Planning Inspectorate, Communications Lead

Planning Inspectorate, Press Officer

Planning Inspectorate, Press Officer

Planning Inspectorate, Communications Manager

Access to the diversity statistics releases:

Permanent Secretary

Director of Planning

DLUHC Director of Analysis & Data

DLUHC Head of Profession for Statistics

Planning Inspectorate, Chief Executive

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Head of Human Resources

Head of Business Improvement and Stakeholder Management

Senior Marketing & Campaigns Manager

Planning Inspectorate, Press Officer

Planning Inspectorate, Web Designer

Lead HR Business Partner

HR Services Manager

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