Planning permission application

user1977

newsgroupmonkey_ said:

Nikster73 said:

I understand there is work to be done  as there is no matter what job you undertake.  Imo £600 is excessive and is simply the council being money grabbing as usual.

However, if I'm going to go ahead with a holiday let.  I will have to pay the fee and hope for a positive outcome.  

My only argument would be is that someone I know has just had an approval for an application that was submitted on the 23rd January 2023 and paid a £300 fee.....I have been advised £600.  This will need to be questioned.  

I thought most councils were going bankrupt? They're obviously not doing a great job of money grabbing.

My understanding is that planning departments (like certain other council functions) are meant to be self-sufficient, and break even based on the fees they get in - not be subsidised from elsewhere, or have enough of a surplus to subsidise anything else.

Sarahspangles

user1977 said:

newsgroupmonkey_ said:

Nikster73 said:

I understand there is work to be done  as there is no matter what job you undertake.  Imo £600 is excessive and is simply the council being money grabbing as usual.

However, if I'm going to go ahead with a holiday let.  I will have to pay the fee and hope for a positive outcome.  

My only argument would be is that someone I know has just had an approval for an application that was submitted on the 23rd January 2023 and paid a £300 fee.....I have been advised £600.  This will need to be questioned.  

I thought most councils were going bankrupt? They're obviously not doing a great job of money grabbing.

My understanding is that planning departments (like certain other council functions) are meant to be self-sufficient, and break even based on the fees they get in - not be subsidised from elsewhere, or have enough of a surplus to subsidise anything else.

What makes this particularly difficult is that there are peaks and troughs in workload driven by the economy - the departments can staff to an average level, or just below, but when it’s busy short term staff are competed for.

I do love the OP’s idea of ‘no win, no fee’ planning applications.