Decision details

To increase fees and charges set out at Appendix 1 (exclusive of VAT) to reflect DCC price increases.

In pursuit of the strategy of being fiscally responsible and efficient, the periodic review of service charges ensures inflation is taken into consideration, along with operational demands and policies to meet cost of service delivery. It also ensures that these issues are balanced against the needs of the public in terms of keeping fees and charges as low as possible.

Derbyshire County Council increased their fees for highways comments from 1 April 23. An information sheet has been produced to offer the following:

• Full search including DCC highways information at the full cost (including DCC’s new charge)

• NEDDC search at the existing lower cost (without DCC’s highways information) and refer to DCC for highways responses and/or the Derbyshire Mapping Portal which provides some highways information.

The Register part of the search is due to transfer to the Land Registry in 2024.

A “do nothing” approach, is not sustainable in the delivery of chargeable services. Particularly, where the services are wholly dependent upon income generation. Should fees and charges not be reviewed this would result in rises in the cost of operations, arising from inflation, not being met.