Decision details

To provide the Executive with an overview of the proposals contained within the consultation on the stronger performance of local planning authorities through an increase in planning fees, and to seek approval for the submission of the consultation response, at Appendix A.

The Government has launched a consultation entitled ‘Stronger Performance of Local Planning Authorities supported through an increase in Planning Fees’.   The consultation invites comments on proposals to increase planning application fees; how Local Authority capacity and capability in Development Management can be made more robust; future measures for assessing the performance of the Development Management service within Councils.

The consultation closes on 25 April 2023 and the report considers the implications of the proposals for this Council.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  considered the content of the report and approves the suggested approach to the Council’s response set out at Appendix A to the report; and

(b)  delegates authority for the final consultation response to the Director of Planning and Regeneration, following consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Development.