Issue - meetings

To consider changes to Building Control Charges.

(Report attached)

RECOMMENDED that

 implementation of additional charges for building control services be approved as follows:

1)                 for retrospective Completion Certificates for archived applications as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

2)                 for processing the withdrawal of applications as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report; and

3)                 for processing the transfer of obligations to a third party including the re-direction of inspection fees and issue of copy documents as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.

Officers reported that they were seeking the introduction of additional charges for building control services in order to offset the cost of Officer time and in order to increase customer satisfaction overall. The introduction of such charges was broadly in line with what other local authorities were undertaking.

It was noted that these changes would create additional work for Officers in the short term but that this could be absorbed by the current levels of staffing. The longer term benefit would be in tidying up a considerable number of outstanding applications.

RECOMMENDED that

 implementation of additional charges for building control services be approved as follows:

1)                 for retrospective Completion Certificates for archived applications as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

2)                 for processing the withdrawal of applications as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report; and

3)                 for processing the transfer of obligations to a third party including the re-direction of inspection fees and issue of copy documents as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.