Issue - meetings

Report of the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director on the fees and charges in relation to the planning portfolio, and seeking approval for a number of proposed increases.

The report indicated that each year those fees and charges levied by individual departments were reviewed and increased (where appropriate) to reflect current service delivery costs, national guidelines and/or inflation; that some of the services of the Planning and Economic Regeneration Department had been transferred to other portfolios and charges previously included for these areas had been removed from the list; and whilst the Council had increased its charges on two occasions for Building Regulations Services – 3% in 2003 and 5.5% in 2008 - current market conditions required a further increase in charges, primarily where the costs of delivering the service were not covered by income.

A copy of the summary of those fees and charges included within the Planning Portfolio, together with proposed increases in charges were attached as an annex to the report.

RESOLVED:

That the contents of the report be noted.