Issue - meetings
Planning Performance Agreements (PPA's)
Meeting: 14/03/2017 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee (Item 169)
169 Planning Performance Agreements (PPA's) PDF 83 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED: That
1)
The Committee approves the further investigation of
PPAs, up to a maximum of 8 PPAs including the current 4 pilots
using the fee structure proposed in section 2.3 of the Officer
Report. The final fee structure will need to be considered at a
later date.
2) An update on the pilot scheme must be provided to this Committee in the form of a workshop before a final decision is taken on the adoption of PPAs
Minutes:
The Major Developments Officer presented his report to the Committee which explained:
·
PPA’s were an agreement signed between a
planning authority and developer which provided a clear project
management approach to submitting a planning application
·
The cost of a PPA was in addition to the fee charged
for submitting a planning application
·
However a local planning authority is prohibited
from making profit from a PPA fee
· PPA’s had already been piloted in Maidstone and had been broadly successful
In response to a question from the Committee, the Major Developments Officer confirmed that there was no refund arrangement if a planning application was not eventually submitted by a developer after signing a PPA.
Members of the committee raised concerns that approving use of PPAs would create a two tier system for planning applications, where those who had signed a PPA would receive preferential treatment compared to those who had not signed a PPA. The Committee were also concerned that they had not been kept informed of the progress of the PPA pilots.
RESOLVED: That
1)
The Committee approves the further investigation of
PPAs, up to a maximum of 8 PPAs including the current 4 pilots
using the fee structure proposed in section 2.3 of the Officer
Report. The final fee structure will need to be considered at a
later date.
2) An update on the pilot scheme must be provided to this Committee in the form of a workshop before a final decision is taken on the adoption of PPAs
Voting: For - 8 Against - 1 Abstentions - 0