Decision - Introduction of charges to cover costs for pre-application planning advice, planning performance agreements and design review
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Introduction of charges to cover costs for pre-application planning advice, planning performance agreements and design review
Decision Maker: Policy & Resources Committee (pre 2015)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
This report seeks authority to introduce
charges for pre-application advice which is given by the Local
Planning Authority to anybody who wishes to bring forward
development in the City.
Pre-application advice can be offered thorugh written feedback or
as part of a performance agreement with a potential
applicant.
The report will set out the service we currently offer which is
non- statutory and part of the work we do without recovering
costs.
There is no legal duty to offer pre-application advice. We offer
advice to improve the quality of the submissions and to bring
certainty to developers as early as possible about the likely
issues which may arise.
The report will outline our approach when dealing with major and
minor shcemes and also how we are ensuring quality through design
review and revering all of the costs we incurr to offer this
non-statutory serivce. .
Decision:
That the Committee:
1) Agree to the two stage phased approach to the introduction of charges for pre-application advice as set out in paragraphs 3.11 and 3.12.
2) Grants delegated authority to the Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing to negotiate the terms of bespoke, cost neutral PPAs on major development schemes as part of a pre-application advice service.
3) Grants delegated authority to the Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing to proceed with the procurement and subsequent award of a contract to provide cost neutral, multidisciplinary expert design review advice to the LPA.
Report author: Jeanette Walsh
Publication date: 15/10/2015
Date of decision: 15/10/2015
Decided at meeting: 15/10/2015 - Policy & Resources Committee (pre 2015)
Accompanying Documents:
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