Issue - meetings

The Leader presented a report setting out the rationale for some amendments to the fees and charges schedule for 2023/2024, as recommended by the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee.

The first related to the introduction of a new charge of £150 for carrying out checks in connection with loans to first time buyers who were entitled to discount.

The second related to the fee for CON29 information as part of the Land Charges function. This fee was set by Lincolnshire County Council and had been increased from £62 to £63 (inc. VAT).  The charge for a printed copy would also increase from £24 to £28.

The third related to charges in the Licensing Function.  The charge for a copy of a licence (under the Council’s licensing function) had been rounded up to £11 in April but should have remained at £10.50, this being the actual cost of the service. Inflationary increases to  ‘skin piercing’ and ‘street trading consents’ licences, which should have been applied in April, but were not  were now being recommended.

Members supported the proposed changes and having been proposed and seconded it was

RESOLVED that the recommendation from the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee be accepted and the amendments to the fees and charges schedules for 2023/2024 be approved, namely : -

(a)      NEW FEE – Homes, Health and Wellbeing – First Home Check – £150  - effective from 1 April 2023;

(b)      AMENDED FEES  Land Charges: -

·       fee for CON29 information – increased from £62 to £63 (inc VAT)

·       printed copy fee - increased from £24 to £28

all effective from 1 April 2023; and

(c)      AMENDED FEES -  Licensing –

·       Fee for copy of licence – reduced from £11.00 to £10.50

·       Skin piercing premise registration – increased from £198 to £210

·       Skin piercing personal registration - increased from £55 to £59

·       Street trader consents - increased from £206 to £219

All effective from 26 June 2023.