Langley House, Rectory Lane, St. Saviour: Planning Application: Fee Reduction

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A decision made 21 December 2018:

Decision Reference: MD- PE-2018–0093
Decision Summary Title:	Langley House, Rectory Lane, St Saviour – Planning Application fee reduction		Date of Decision Summary:	20 Dec 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Private Secretary		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Director, Development Control
Written Report Title:	n/a		Date of Written Report:	n/a
Written Report Author:	n/a		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	n/a
Subject: Langley House, Rectory Lane, St Saviour – Planning Application fee reduction
Decision: The Minister decided to reduce the planning application fee by 50%
Reason(s) for Decision: Following a briefing by the Director, Development Control the Minister decided to reduce the planning application fee by 50%. The criteria set by the Minister to qualify for a ‘free’ application is quite specific and set out in the Fees for Planning Applications schedule. This requires the new application to be of the ‘same character and description’ as the original application. It is felt by the planning department and Minister that the new application does not meet the required criteria for a free application. However, the Minister accepts that the applicant was provided with incorrect information in relation to the free application criteria and agreed to offer a 50% fee reduction on the new application.
Resource Implications:- The loss of £2,515.21 in planning income (50% of the normal £5,030.42 planning application fee)
Action required: Inform the agent and/or applicant of the fee reduction
Signature: Deputy John Young		Position: Minister for the Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):