Issue - meetings
Planning Application fees
Meeting: 23/03/2017 - Council (Item 85)
85 PLANNING APPLICATION FEES - THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFER 
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The Government in its ‘Fixing our broken housing market’ White Paper published (7th February 2017) explained that the Government will increase nationally set planning fees. Local Authorities are therefore able to increase fees by 20% from July 2017. This is on the basis that they commit to invest the additional fee income in their planning department. This paper seeks approval to accept the 20% increase in planning application fees.
This item will follow in a supplementary despatch.
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Additional documents:
- Planning report Appendix 1, item 85
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- Planning report Appendix 2, item 85
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- Webcast for PLANNING APPLICATION FEES - THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFER
Minutes:
The Council considered a report regarding a Government increase in nationally set planning fees which Local Authorities can adopt, within fixed terms. Approval was sought to accept the 20% increase in fees.
On a motion from Councillor Liz Richardson, seconded by Councillor Colin Blackburn, it was unanimously
RESOLVED
1. To accept the increase in planning application fees by 20% from July 2017 by committing to investing this further income within the planning department; and
2. To agree the adjustment to the planning service budget as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report.
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