Decision details
Pre-Application Charging - Progress to date
Decision Maker: Planning and Economic Development Portfolio Holder's Meeting (final meeting on 11 June 2014), , Lead Cabinet member for Planning, Planning and Economic Development Portfolio Holder
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To review the current pre-application process and in particular the charging rates. This is to ensure that:
· Income generated through the pre-application charging structure fully recovers the cost of providing the service; and
· It is more consistent with Cambridge City Council and Cambridge County Council charging schedules.
Decision:
The Planning Portfolio Holder
1. authorised officers to
a) charge a set fee, as set out below, covering the costs of planning officer time and specialist internal and external consultation
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Written advice only |
Meeting with planning officer (including written follow-up)
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Follow-up meeting (including written advice)
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Strategic Development For all developments of over 100 residential units. For all other uses: over 5000 square metres or on sites greater than 2 hectares in area.
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Not applicable |
£600 plus VAT |
By negotiation |
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Major Development For residential development: 10 or more dwellings, or a site area of 0.5 hectares. For all other uses: 1000 square meters or more of floorspace, or where the site area is 1 hectare or more. This includes changes of use of existing buildings.
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£200 plus VAT |
£600 plus VAT |
£100 plus VAT |
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Minor Development For residential development: one to nine dwellings. For all other uses: new building or change of use of building of up to 999sqm floorspace.
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£100 plus VAT |
£300 plus VAT |
£50 plus VAT |
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House Extension and Alterations
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No Charge |
No Charge |
No Charge |
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Listed Building Advice
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No Charge |
No Charge |
No Charge |
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Tree Advice
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No Charge |
No Charge |
No Charge |
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Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) and Trees in Conservation Area |
No Charge |
No Charge |
No Charge |
b) defer charging until 1 October 2009
c) arrange staff training in relation to the role of the duty officer, and the giving of Informal and formal pre-application advice
d) redesign the website to promote the pre-application advisory service
2. instructed officers to present him with a progress report in March 2010 in order to
a) identify any areas for improvement
b) review charging levels
c) quantify use made of the service by Agents
d) consider whether the service should be extended to other types of application and to functions forming part of the New Communities portfolio.
Publication date: 01/09/2009
Date of decision: 01/09/2009
Decided at meeting: 01/09/2009 - Planning and New Communities Joint Portfolio Holders' Meeting
Effective from: 09/09/2009
Accompanying Documents:
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