The Planning Performance Framework (PPF), introduced by planning authorities in 2012, was developed by Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS), in conjunction with the Scottish Government. The Framework captures key elements of a high-performing planning service and comprises a mix of qualitative and quantitative performance measures that provides a toolkit of indicators. It offers a balanced measurement of the overall quality of each planning service and is used to promote continuous improvement.
All planning authorities, strategic development plan authorities and seven key agencies prepare a PPF report annually, receiving feedback on their reports from the Scottish Government. PPF reports assess performance against a set of Performance Markers agreed by the High Level Group on Planning Performance. The Group, established in 2013, consists of representatives from Scottish Government, Heads of Planning Scotland, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, the Society of Lawyers and Administrators in Scotland and the Royal Town Planning Institute.
2019/20 Reports
Please note some PPF reports this year will only include Key Marker information.
- PPF Guidance 2020 – Word
- PPF Guidance 2020- PDF
- PPF 2019-20 – Key Markers Guidance from Scottish Government
2018/19 Reports
2017/18 Reports
- Aberdeen City Council PPF7 (2018)
- Aberdeenshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- Angus Council PPF7 (2018)
- Argyll & Bute Council PPF7 (2018)
- Cairngorms NPA PPF7 (2018)
- Clackmannanshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- City of Edinburgh Council PPF7 (2018)
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar PPF7 (2018)
- Dumfries and Galloway Council PPF7 (2018)
- Dundee Council PPF7 (2018)
- East Ayrshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- East Dunbartonshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- East Lothian Council PPF7 (2018)
- East Renfrewshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- Falkirk Council PPF7 (2018)
- Fife Council PPF7 (2018)
- Glasgow City Council PPF7 (2018)
- Highland Council PPF7 (2018)
- Inverclyde Council PPF7 (2018)
- Loch Lomond & the Trossachs NPA PPF7 (2018)
- Midlothian Council PPF7 (2018)
- Moray Council PPF7 (2018)
- North Ayrshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- North Lanarkshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- Orkney Islands Council PPF7 (2018)
- Perth & Kinross Council PPF7 (2018)
- Renfrewshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- Scottish Borders Council PPF7 (2018)
- Shetland Islands Council PPF7 (2018)
- South Lanarkshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- South Ayrshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- Stirling Council PPF7 (2018)
- West Dunbartonshire Council PPF7 (2018)
- West Lothian Council PPF7 (2018)
- SDPA – Aberdeen City and Shire PPF7 (2018)
- SDPA – Clydeplan PPF7 (2018)
- SDPA – SESplan PPF7 (2018)
- SDPA – TAYplan PPF (2018)
2016/17 Reports
2015/16 Reports
- Aberdeen City PPF5
- Aberdeenshire PPF5
- Angus PPF5
- Argyll & Bute PPF5
- Cairngorms NPA PPF5
- City of Edinburgh PPF5
- Clackmannanshire PPF5
- Dumfries & Galloway PPF5
- Dundee City PPF5
- East Ayrshire PPF5
- East Dunbartonshire PPF5
- East Lothian PPF5
- East Renfrewshire PPF5
- Eilean Siar PPF5
- Falkirk PPF5
- PPF5 Guidance – PDF
- PPF5 Guidance – Word
- PPF5 Peer Review Pairings (2016)
2014/15 Reports
- Aberdeen City Council
- Aberdeen City and Shire SDPA
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Angus Council
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Cairngorms National Park Authority
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Clackmannanshire Council
- Clydeplan SDPA
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Dundee City Council
- East Dunbartonshire Council
2013/14 Reports
- Annual Report 2013-14
- Aberdeen City Council
- Aberdeen City and Shire SDPA
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Angus Council
- Argyll and Bute Council
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Clackmannanshire Council
- Clydeplan
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Dundee City Council
- East Ayrshire Council
- East Dunbartonshire Council