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| CA.102 |
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
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| CA.103 |
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
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| CA.104 |
MINUTES
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Delegated decision:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 April 2012 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
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| CA.105 |
PRE APPLICATION CHARGING
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Delegated decisions:
That approval be given to permit the charging of pre-application planning advice as set out below and that this take effect from 1 July 2012.
Category of development: Householder developments
Size of site: not applicable
Proposed fixed fee: Free
Output for applicants: For 1 meeting and/or a letter response
Category of development: Listed building proposals
Size of site: not applicable
Proposed fixed fee: £100
Output for applicants: For 1 meeting and/or a letter response
Category of development: Prior approval notifications telecoms
Size of site: All
Proposed fixed fee: £100
Output for applicants: For 1 meeting and/or a letter response
Category of development: Any small commercial development including changes of use
Size of site: on a site or occupying a site of less than 0.5ha or less than 1000m square
Proposed fixed fee: free
Output for applicants: -
Category of development: Major commercial development including changes of use
Size of site: on a site or occupying a site more than 0.5ha or more than 1000m square
Proposed fixed fee: £500
Output for applicants: For 1 meeting and/or a letter response
Category of development: Residential development schemes
Size of site: up to 10 dwellings
Proposed fixed fee: £250
Output for applicants: For 1 meeting and/or a letter response
Category of development: Residential development schemes
Size of site: more than 10 dwellings
Proposed fixed fee: £500
Output for applicants: For 1 meeting and/or a letter response
Category of development: Winning or working minerals and applications involving waste
Size of site: 0.5ha or above
Proposed fixed fee: £500
Output for applicants: Up to 2 meetings and/or a letter response
Follow up advice - this will be charged on an hourly rate basis (whole hours not part thereof) whether for attending meetings or producing written responses.
Examples of hourly rates for 2012/2013 are:
- Assistant Director - £100
- Development Manager - £75
- Senior Planner - £65
Planning Performance Agreements - Where major applications are proposed and would require numerous officer meetings to take place throughout the process, the fees for such agreements shall be established on a case by case basis.
All fees exclude VAT and VAT will be charged at the rate applicable at the time of submission. The income raised must not exceed the cost of providing the service. Where a surplus or deficits of income in relation to the cost of estimated income are realised, thee will be taken into account when setting charges in future periods.
Reasons for the decision:
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) encourages pre-application discussion, although costs were not reclaimable as part of the processing costs of a planning application. The Local Government Act 2003 provides planning authorities with a discretionary power to charge for pre-application advice, although it is not obliged to provide it. Planning authorities can recover at least some of the costs incurred before the submission of an application.
Other Greater Manchester planning authorities already charge for pre-application advice.
Other options considered and rejected:
1. To amend the proposals for charges outlined within table 1 of paragraph 2.6 to permit the charging of pre-application planning advice.
2. To reject the proposals for charges outlined within table 1 of paragraph 2.6 to permit the charging of pre-application planning advice.
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| CA.106 |
PUBLIC HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR BURY 2011
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Delegated decisions:
1. That the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health be noted and that the commitment to wellbeing in all partner organisation policies is based on five ways to wellbeing:
1. CONNECT with others. Social relationships are critical to our wellbeing
2. BE ACTIVE. Exercise improves our physical health, mental health and wellbeing
3. GIVE. Linking to the wider community can be incredibly rewarding, creates connections with people and gives a sense of belonging
4. TAKE NOTICE. Be curious. Heightened awareness enhances an individual’s self understanding and in turn increases our feelings of wellbeing.
5. LEARN. Learning encourages social interaction and increases self esteem and feelings of competency to achieve:
- Starting well: enabling good health in mothers before, during and after pregnancy and good parenting
- Developing well: encouraging healthy habits and avoiding harmful behaviour
- Growing up well: identifying, treating and preventing mental health problems and creating resilience and self-esteem
- Living and working well: choosing lifestyles and behaviours that influence health and productivity
- Ageing well: supporting resilience through social networks and activity and providing protection from preventable ill-health.
2. That the report submitted form the basis for Public Health considerations concerning the implementation of Council policy decisions.
Reason for the decision:
There is a statutory national state requirement for the publication of an annual public health report.
Other option considered and rejected:
To reject the Recommendations.
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