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INFORMATION NOTE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER.

To provide Members with a quarterly update on planning enforcement.  

The Principal Planning Officer (Conservation and Enforcement) presented the Information Note entitled ‘Planning Enforcement Quarterly Report – Part 1’.

Audio recording – 1 hour 12 minutes 57 seconds

The Principal Planning Officer (Conservation and Enforcement) presented the Information Note entitled ‘Planning Enforcement Quarterly Report – Part 1’ and advised that:

·       This was a short summary of work undertaken in 2024.

·       Details of work to promote publicly S106 contributions were included at paragraph 6.2 of the report.

·       The Infrastructure Funding Statement had been developed and was going through internal review before it would be added to the website.

·       There were 2 Enforcement Notices served in 2024 – to The Cabinet, Reed and High Street, Graveley – and both of these had been appealed.

In response to a question from Councillor Ian Mantle, the Principal Planning Officer (Conservation and Enforcement) advised that:

·       A lot of work to date had been picking up on work already taken place and brining together, and reviewing, processes to ensure these worked effectively. It was important that a clear understanding of the issues was held by the whole team to ensure consistency.

·       Currently the team was sufficiently resourced, but the situation could change in the future.

·       Established procedure guides and best practice were being developed to ensure consistency in case of any changes to the team.