Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Built Environment

RESOLVED that :

the local enforcement plan contained in appendix 2 be approved.

The Cabinet Member Built Environment introduced the report and explained that the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) recognised that effective enforcement was important as a means of maintaining confidence in the planning system and recommended that a local enforcement plan was produced by every local planning authority.  Subject to approval, appendix 2 contained Cheltenham's local enforcement plan which included procedures and priorities that would allow any enforcement action to be consistent, proportionate and equitable in line with the Council's corporate enforcement policy.

The Cabinet Member Built Environment referred Cabinet to Table 1 of Appendix 2 relating to priorities and timescale. It was hoped that the adoption of the plan would improve clarity to applicants and complainants of planning applications. He was confident that enforcement was taken seriously.

The Leader made reference to the recent seminar on planning enforcement which had received positive feedback.

RESOLVED that :

the local enforcement plan contained in appendix 2 be approved.