Issue details - Charging for pre-application planning advice

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. .