Decision details
Planning Resource
Decision Maker: Leader of the Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To agree to apply additional planning income generated in 2021/22 to fund agency staff in 2022/23 to address the exceptional peak in workload.
Decision:
RESOLVED: That as the matter is urgent, and the decision cannot await a full meeting of the Executive due to the need to put in place arrangements to secure the necessary capacity within the planning service, the Leader agrees that:
£363k of income generated from planning applications in 21/22 is used to fund current agency staff in 22/23 for up to 12 months, to deal with the peak in workload. In addition, that the income highlighted is also used to backfill an existing post for 6 months, to allow the officer in question to act up into the Planning Development Manager post.
Urgent item?: Yes
Publication date: 04/03/2022
Date of decision: 04/03/2022
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