Decision details

RESOLVED –

(1)            That Cabinet approved the use of powers delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning to set up a mechanism allowing applicants to enter into Planning Performance Agreements (PPAs); and

(2)            That Cabinet agreed the publication of a document on the Council’s website explaining the purpose of Planning Performance Agreement to applicants and members of the public, based on the contents of Appendix 1 to the report.

REASONS FOR DECISION - The use of PPAs will allow the Council to recoup a large part of the costs associated with officer time spent on proactively dealing with the large-scale planning applications received by the Council and reduce the cost of the Planning Service to the Council’s General Fund.  

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - Alternative options were considered and rejected for the reasons set out in the report.

Please note that this was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.