Planning Skills Delivery Fund (year 1): successful local authorities
The £29 million Planning Skills Delivery Fund provides support to local authorities to help clear backlogs of planning applications and address skills gaps.
Applies to England
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A total of 180 local authorities have been awarded a share of £14.3 million from year 1 of the Planning Skills Delivery Fund. For financial year 2023/24 this includes 111 local authorities receiving funding for support with planning application backlogs and 36 local authorities for support with skills development. For financial year 2024/25, this includes 63 local authorities that are receiving funding for skills development. Of the 180 total, 27 local authorities are receiving funding for both. 16 of the proposals receiving funding are joint applications between two or more local authorities.