Agenda item

(Director of Governance)  To consider the attached report and appendices.

The Members considered the report advising the decision making committees of the results of all successful allowed appeals (particularly those refused by committee contrary to officer’s recommendations).

Since 2011/12, there had been two local indicators, one of which measured all planning application type appeals as a result of committee reversals of officer recommendations (GOV08) and the other which measured the performance of officer recommendations and delegated decisions (GOV07).  

Over the six-month period between 1 October 2015 and 31 March 2016, the Council received 57 decisions on appeals (49 of which were planning related appeals, the other 8 were enforcement related).

GOV07 and 08 measured the planning application decisions and out of a total of 49, 18 were allowed (36.7%). Broken down further, GOV07 performance was 8 out of 27 allowed (29.6%) and GOV08 performance was 10 out of 22 (45.5%).

Out of the planning appeals that arose from decisions of the committees to refuse contrary to the recommendation put to them by officers during the 6-month period, the Council was not successful in sustaining seven of this committee’s objection.

During this period, there were no award of costs against the Council in respect of a refusal of planning permission and the Council officers successfully defended against 5 claims for costs.

RESOLVED:

That the Planning Appeal Decisions be noted.