Consideration was given to the recommendations of the Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee in respect of the proposed fees and charges for discretionary planning services 2026/27. The charging proposals reflected a range of factors including the Borough Councils overall financial position, market position, trading patterns, the current rate of inflation and customer feedback.
Due regard was given to the views of the Committee, the financial and value for money considerations, the assessment of risk and the legal implications.
In recognition of the Borough Councils overall financial position, the increasing challenges in achieving further expenditure savings and the importance of maximising income Cllr Boughton proposed, Cllr Taylor seconded and Cabinet
RESOLVED: That
(1) the updated Pre-application Charging Fee Schedule 2026/27 for Development Management (Annex 1) be adopted;
(2) the updated Building Control Fee Schedule 2026/27 (Annex 2) be adopted;
(3) the updated charging fees for enforcement, as set out in 5.4 of the report, be adopted;
(4) the updated High Hedge fee, as set out in 5.13 of the report, be adopted;
(5) the updated charging fees for s106 monitoring and compliance, as set out in 5.18 and 5.20 of the report, be adopted;
(6) the new fee for registration of a s106 agreement, as set out in 5.21 of the report, be adopted;
(7) the updated Planning Performance Agreement charging schedule (Annex 3) be adopted; and
(8) the proposed fees be implemented from 1 April 2026.