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Report of the Director of Built Environment

Further to Minute No. 145 of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 8 February 2012, the Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Built Environment on the proposed fees and charges levied within the Planning Portfolio for 2012/13.

The report indicated that the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 required the Council to annually review its Scheme of Building Regulation Charges.  The aim of the Scheme was to ensure that, taking one financial year with another, the income derived from performing the chargeable Building Control functions, as near as possible equates to the costs incurred in performing these functions.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       approval be given to the revised fees and charges for 2012/13 set out in Annex A of the report and the revised contributions to be set out in Supplementary Planning Guidance; and

(2)       the Planning Committee be given delegated authority to approve the implementation of the proposed scale of fees for applications as soon as it becomes available and that the fees, together with any proposed subsequent amendments, be ratified by the Cabinet before their mandatory implementation.

Report of the Director of Built Environment

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning Service that sought approval to increase fees and charges levied within the Planning Portfolio.  The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 required the Council to annually review its Scheme of Building Regulation Charges. The aim of the Scheme was to ensure that, taking one financial year with another, the income derived from performing the chargeable Building Control functions, as near as possible, equates to the costs incurred in performing these functions. 

RESOLVED: That

(1)            the report be noted; and

(2)            the Cabinet be requested to:

                                i.            to approve the proposed increases in fees and charges for 2012/13, and the revised financial contributions to be set out in Supplementary Planning Guidance;

                               ii.            delegated authority to the Planning Committee to approve the implementation of the proposed scale of fees for applications as soon as it becomes available and that the fees, together with any proposed subsequent amendments, be ratified by Cabinet before its mandatory implementation; and

                              iii.            agree the proposed charges for 2012-13, as detailed within the report.