In the light of experience over the year the Inspectorate’s Management Team has reviewed and refined the Inspectorate’s corporate objectives. For 2008/09 they are:-

The Inspectorate’s Mission

To use our impartial expertise in planning and land use to help shape well-planned environments and deliver sustainable development.

Our Values are that

We will achieve our mission by ensuring that in dealing with planning and other casework we follow the principles of fairness, openness and impartiality. In preparing our decisions and reports we will take account of:

Published national, regional and local policies;
Relevant planning issues and material considerations; and
The views of all the parties.

Our Corporate Objectives are

to maintain our reputation by managing all work professionally and setting the highest quality standards;
To make the most productive use of all our resources to deliver efficient and effective customer service on all our casework by meeting performance and quality targets;
to work with our sponsors, customers, stakeholders and others to help to radically improve the delivery of the new Development Plan process and embed planning reform;
To use our expertise to support on-going planning reform by influencing policy formulation through effective feedback;
To maintain and develop a well-trained, skilled, diverse. involved and motivated workforce responsive to changing business needs;
To align business and financial planning to meet our objectives efficiently, effectively and with maximum value for money and minimum environmental impact.

In working towards meeting our objectives we will ensure the privacy of all personal data supplied to us