Moved by
Lord Young of Cookham
267: After Clause 106, insert the following new Clause—
“Local authorities and development management services
(1) A local planning authority may set a charging regime in relation to its development management services.
(2) In setting the amount of a charge under subsection (1) a local planning authority must secure that, taking one financial year with another, the authority’s income from charges does not exceed the cost to the authority of delivering the development management services for which the charges are imposed.”
Member’s explanatory statement
The amendment would allow local authorities to develop a planning fees schedule that would enable the full costs of delivering its development management services, including the processing of planning applications, to be recovered.