The Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport has agreed:
1. That KCC accept the Governments offer of uplift in the nationally set planning application fees.
2. That KCC commit the additional fee income to the planning applications service for at least the duration of this parliament.
The Executive Scheme of Officer Delegation contained within the council’s constitution provides the governance pathway to allow officers to undertake necessary actions to implement the decision once taken. In this instance it is envisaged that the Head of Planning Applications will make the necessary administrative amendments and that the S.151 officer will respond to the government’s letter regarding the commitment of funds in the form provided by DCLG and contained at appendix B of this report.