Similarly, appeal decisions may relate to applications from an earlier period.Telecommunications Data 2002 Applications Made Granted Refused Granted on Appeal Refused on Health & Safety Grounds Average time taken to determine (days) Aberdeen City* 40 31 8 2 0 82 Aberdeenshire 22 26 1 1 1 74 Angus 16 14 1 - 0 69 Argyll and Bute 41 28 1 1 0 57 Clackmannanshire* 4 1 1 - 1 63 Dumfries & Galloway 23 27 1 - 0 78 Dundee City 19 12 5 1 0 76 East Ayrshire 18 13 5 1 2 115 East Dunbartonshire 28 21 6 2 3 79 East Lothian 24 17 3 - 0 72 East Renfrewshire 13 14 2 1 0 85 Edinburgh 160 131 20 2 0 79 Eilean Siar* 6 6 0 0 0 48 Falkirk* 32 14 8 2 2 79 Fife 46 35 9 3 2 65 Glasgow City* 128 * * 1 * * Highland 13 8 4 2 1 102 Inverclyde 12 8 2 - 0 67 Midlothian* 8 5 1 2 0 52 Moray 11 12 0 - 0 57 North Ayrshire 19 18 3 - 0 56 North Lanarkshire 40 42 6 1 2 88 Orkney* 0 * * - * * Perth and Kinross 28 25 3 3 0 104 Renfrewshire 38 27 7 2 0 76 Scottish Borders 39 14 1 - 0 92 Shetland* 3 * * - 0 * South Ayrshire 21 21 3 - 0 87 South Lanarkshire* 77 58 3 3 0 83 Stirling 16 13 3 - 0 78 West Dunbartonshire 19 11 9 0 0 68 West Lothian 41 32 4 1 0 62 Note: *Missing/incomplete return Telecommunications Data 2003 Applications Made Granted Refused Granted on Appeal Refused on Health & Safety Grounds Average time taken to determine (days) Aberdeen City* 32 23 4 3 0 67 Aberdeenshire* 29 18 1 - 0 52 Angus 20 20 3 - 0 60 Argyll and Bute 43 31 2 - 0 62 Clackmannanshire* 7 4 1 2 0 55 Dumfries & Galloway 46 44 1 - 0 65 Dundee City* 10 8 5 1 0 66 East Ayrshire* 19 13 1 1 0 135 East Dunbartonshire 13 10 4 1 1 55 East Lothian 11 12 0 2 0 38 East Renfrewshire 13 9 2 - 0 53 Edinburgh* 84 59 7 2 0 91 Eilean Siar* 20 15 1 - 0 46 Falkirk* 6 2 1 3 0 52 Fife* 35 30 2 2 2 132 Glasgow City* 135 * * 2 0 * Highland* 43 35 1 2 0 55 Inverclyde* 6 4 1 - 0 74 Midlothian 19 15 2 - 1 77 Moray 21 10 0 - 0 35 North Ayrshire* * * * - 0 * North Lanarkshire 32 30 3 2 0 63 Orkney* * 0 0 - 0 * Perth and Kinross 40 40 2 1 0 91 Renfrewshire* 22 31 2 2 0 67 Scottish Borders* 21 45 0 - 0 47 Shetland* 0 2 0 - 0 110 South Ayrshire* 18 17 2 - 0 78 South Lanarkshire 37 36 2 1 0 72 Stirling 10 10 1 1 0 48 West Dunbartonshire 7 1 4 1 0 60 West Lothian* 18 13 5 3 3 64 Note: *Missing/incomplete return.