Issue - meetings

Mr Mark Green, the Director of Finance and Business Improvement, presented a report on costs of planning appeals to the Committee.

It was noted that:

·  The Committee requested this report following the meeting on 7 November 2017 when the second quarter budget monitoring report was presented and it set out a projected overspend in development control appeals.

·  This report highlighted the budgeted and actual costs arising from development control appeals over the previous five years.

In response to a question from the Committee, Mr Green replied that the figures from ongoing appeals had not been included as they were subject to work going on and the exact figures were not yet known.

In response to a question from the Committee, Mr Rob Jarman, the Head of Planning and Development, replied that several of the appeals found in Table 1.9 had been allowed because the Council could not demonstrate a 5 year housing land supply. As the Council now had a housing land supply of over 6 years this was no longer the case.

RESOLVED: That the information regarding the financial impact of planning appeals since 2013/14 be noted.