| Performance indicators | Sedgefield Borough Council | County Durham County Council | English average |
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| Planning cost per head of population | £7.5 | £8.98 | N/A |
| % of target for major planning applications determined within 13 weeks | 64.7 | 41 | 51.66 |
| % of target for minor planning applications determined within 8 weeks | 51 | 37 | 61.09 |
| % of target for other planning applications determined within 8 weeks | 66 | 74 | 78.05 |
| % of applicants satisfied with the service received. | 80 | 69 | 74.32 |
| Base numbers for survey | 180 | 311 | 289.14 |
| Confidence interval for survey | 5.84 | 5.12 | 5.76 |
| % of standard searches carried out in 10 working days | 96 | 100 | 93.41 |
| Decisions delegated to officers as a % of all decisions | 84 | 89.3 | 86.1 |
| Do you have a development plan (or alterations to it) that has been adopted in the last 5 years & the end date of which has not expired? | No | No | 34% |
| If 'No', are there proposals on deposit for an alteration or replacement, with a published timetable for adopting those alterations or the replacement plan within three years? | No | Yes | 42% |
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