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To consider the attached report.

The Sub-Committee received report on the appeal decisions during the period 1 April to 30 September 2018.

In compliance with the recommendation of the District Auditor, this report advised the decision-making committees of the results of all successful allowed appeals (i.e. particularly those refused by committee contrary to officer recommendation). 

The purpose was to inform the committee of the consequences of their decisions in this respect and, in cases where the refusal is found to be unsupportable on planning grounds, an award of costs may be made against the Council.

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

Over the six-month period between 1 April 2018 and 30 September 2018, the Council received 58 decisions on appeals (53 of which were planning related appeals, the other 5 were enforcement related).

GOV07 and 08 measure planning application decisions and out of a total of 53, 11 were allowed and 1 was part allowed (22.6%). Broken down further, GOV07 performance was 7 (including 1 part allowed) out of 41 allowed (17.1%) and GOV08 performance was 5 out of 12 (41.7%).

            RESOLVED:

That the probity in Planning report covering the period 1 April to 30 September 2018 be noted.

To consider the attached report.

The Sub-Committee received a report regarding Probity in Planning – Appeal Decisions from 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018.

In compliance with the recommendation of the District Auditor, the report notified the decision-making committees of the results of all successful allowed appeals (i.e. particularly those refused by committee contrary to officer recommendation). The purpose was to inform the Committee of the consequences of its decisions in this respect and, in cases where the refusal was found to be unsupportable on planning grounds, an award of costs might have been made against the Council.

Since 2011/12, there were two local indicators, one of which measured all planning application type appeals as a result of committee reversals of officer recommendations (GOV008), and the other which measured the performance of officer recommendations and delegated decisions (GOV007).

Over the six-month period between 1 April 2018 and 30 September 2018, the Council received 58 decisions on appeals (53 of which were planning related appeals, the other 5 were enforcement related).

GOV07 and 08 measured planning application decisions and out of a total of 53, 11 were allowed and 1 was part allowed (22.6%). Broken down further, GOV07 performance was 7 (including 1 part allowed) out of 41 allowed (17.1%) and GOV08 performance was 5 out of 12 (41.7%).

Out of the planning appeals that arose from decisions of the Committee to refuse contrary to the recommendation put to them by officers during the 6-month period, 2 appeals were allowed and 3 were dismissed.

            RESOLVED:

That the probity in Planning report covering the period 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018 be noted.

To consider the attached report.

The Sub-Committee received a report regarding Probity in Planning – Appeal Decisions from 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018.

In compliance with the recommendation of the District Auditor, the report advised the decision-making committees of the results of all successful allowed appeals (i.e. particularly those refused by committee contrary to officer recommendation). The purpose was to inform the Committee of the consequences of its decisions in this respect and, in cases where the refusal was found to be unsupportable on planning grounds, an award of costs might have been made against the Council.

Since 2011/12, there were two local indicators, one of which measured all planning application type appeals as a result of committee reversals of officer recommendations (GOV008), and the other which measured the performance of officer recommendations and delegated decisions (GOV007).

Over the six-month period between 1 April 2018 and 30 September 2018, the Council received 58 decisions on appeals (53 of which were planning related appeals, the other 5 were enforcement related).

GOV07 and 08 measured planning application decisions and out of a total of 53, 11 were allowed and 1 was part allowed (22.6%). Broken down further, GOV07 performance was 7 (including 1 part allowed) out of 41 allowed (17.1%) and GOV08 performance was 5 out of 12 (41.7%).

Out of the planning appeals that arose from decisions of the Committee to refuse contrary to the recommendation put to them by officers during the 6-month period, 2 appeals were allowed and 3 were dismissed.

            RESOLVED:

That the probity in Planning report covering the period 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018 be noted.