Decision details

Consideration of recommendations (FIP 21/6) to the Cabinet from the meeting of the Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board of 6 January 2021.

The Cabinet resolved that:

(1)             in respect of the recovery of legal fees payable by third parties, the Council’s charges remain the same for 2021/22 and continue to reflect existing practices as highlighted in paragraph 1.2 of the report;

(2)             the proposed scale of fees for local land charges searches and enquiries set out at Annex 1 to the report be adopted with effect from 1 April 2021;

(3)             the current photocopying changes of £0.10 (inclusive of VAT) for each page of the same document or additional copies of the same page plus postage as appropriate be retained;

(4)             the fee Schedule for Street Naming and Numbering, set out in section 1.5 of the report, be adopted with effect from 1 April 2021;

(5)             the amount of council tax and business rates court costs recharged remain the same for the 2021/22 financial year, as set out at paragraph 1.6.4 of the report); and

(6)             the fees and charges 2021/22 related to Tonbridge Castle tours, as set out at paragraph 1.7.2), fees for schools, as set out at paragraphs 1.7.6 and 1.7.1, and the fee models for ceremonies, as set out at paragraphs 1.7.8 to 1.7.12 of the report, be approved.