Issue - meetings

To review and approve the proposed fees and charges for 2024-25 for this Committee and recommend to Corporate Policy and Resources Committee that they approve the proposed fees and charge for 2024-25.

The Committee considered a report from the Chief Accountant on the draft Fees and Charges for this Committee and were advised that the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee (CPRC) had agreed that for discretionary fees above £25, these would be rounded up to the nearest whole pound.

The Committee requested that the Solicitor send a note to all Members explaining the process in relation to the approval by CPRC of the change in Discretionary Fees and how it would apply to all other Service Committees.

The Committee queried why some of the Statutory Fees had increased by so much. The Group Head of Place, Prosperity and Protection advised that for Planning Application fees, there was a national decision by Central Government to increase fees by an average of 30% in recognition that Planning departments had not had sufficient resourcing for a period of time such that the cost of running the service was not in line with the fees that were being charged.

The Committee resolved to:

1. Approve the proposed Fees and Charges for 2024-25 for this Committee

2.    Recommend to Corporate Policy and Resources Committee that they approve the proposed Fees and Charges for 2024-25.