Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member for Planning and Development

RESOLVED

i)     To recommend to Council that the revised Charges Scheme as set out in Appendix A is approved.

REASON

i)     To ensure Building Control Charges are able to cover the costs associated with the relevant functions and kept in line with inflation.

The Cabinet Member for Planning & Development presented the report on the updated Building Control Charges Scheme. Following a review of the costs and income, an update of the current scheme, published in October 2017, was required in order to reflect the current level of costs and maintain cost recovery in line with regulations. 

The Cabinet Member stated that the revised charges still represented good value for the service and was subject to annual review.  The proposed implementation date of the updated scheme was 1 November 2020.

RESOLVED

i)     To recommend to Council that the revised Charges Scheme as set out in Appendix A is approved.

REASON

i)     To ensure Building Control Charges are able to cover the costs associated with the relevant functions and kept in line with inflation.