Issue - meetings

The Housing and Environmental Enforcement Manager presented a report to provide Members with an overview of the current performance position within the planning enforcement work area. Committee was asked to note the contents of the report and the positive steps being taken to ensure performance was enhanced in the future.

Committee Members were welcoming of the report and paid tribute to the hard work of the department. There was discussion regarding what had caused delays in dealing with cases and whether there was anything to be done about those who repeatedly work outside of planning guidelines. The Housing and Environmental Enforcement Manager explained that delays had been caused by a combination of high volume of cases and high complexity. He also explained that methods of recording the complex cases were to be separated out of general data. He gave the example of a case which had been open for two years and five months although Officers could not work on the case for large amounts of time because of statutory timescales involved. Cases such as these would skew the final closure figures.

It was noted that Committee were due to have a further update in November 2018 when there would be a greater amount of data to reflect the new enforcement policy.

After further discussion regarding specific examples of enforcement cases, it was

            RESOLVED that the contents of the report be noted.