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The 10 fastest planners in the land
Planning authority% of major decisions in 13 weeks
Tandridge92.3
Worthing88.9
Chiltern84
Ryedale83.3
Knowsley81
Bridgnorth77.8
Gateshead77.2
South Shropshire75
Purbeck75
North East Derbyshire73.9
Source: ODPM
… and the 10 slowest
Planning authority% of major decisions in 13 weeks
North Dorset15.8
Redditch15.4
Mendip15.2
Dartmoor National Park14.3
Dacorum13.3
Hillingdon11.8
Teignbridge10
East Northamptonshire9.8
South Bedfordshire9.1
Worcester8.3
The six lowest performers, which all scored zero, have been left off this list because they all only dealt with one application or none at all.
Source: ODPM