Issue - meetings

Report of the Revenues Manager attached.

Further to Minute No. 69 of the General Licensing Committee meeting held on 20 February 2018, the Council considered the report of the Revenues Manager on the outcome of recent consultation and equalities impact assessments on the model standards for residential caravan sites, the draft Mobile Homes Fee Policy and association documentation.

It was moved by Councillor John Rainsbury, seconded by Councillor Mary Green and

RESOLVED: (Unanimously):

That:

(1)       with regard to future applications for a residential caravan site licence, the Model Standards 2008 (Appendix 1 to the report) and the draft application form (Appendix 4 to the report) be formally adopted; and

(2)       with regard to both the existing holders of and future applicants for a site licence, the draft Mobile Homes Fee Policy (Appendix 2 to the report) and the associated methodology for determination of fees (Appendix 3 to the report) be formally adopted.

Report of the Revenues Manager attached.

Further to Minute No.51 of the meeting held on 28 November 2017, the Committee was asked to consider the outcomes of the consultation exercise and the Equalities Impact Assessment. The report invited the Committee to decide if it wanted to recommend the formal adoption of

·         the Model Standards 2008 (Appendix 1);

·         the Draft Mobile Homes Fee Policy (Appendix 2); and

·         Associated documentation (Appendices 3 and 4).

It was apparent in respect of the proposed fee policy it had not been possible to exactly compare like for like when looking at other local authorities. However, where there was comparison it appeared the Council was broadly mid-range.  It was understood that fees charged by local authorities varied massively across the country.

RESOLVED (Unanimously): that

1.    with regard to the 3 current holders of site licences within the Borough,  the limited progress on voluntary adoption of the Model Standards 2008 and further correspondence was to be initiated (Section 8 of the report) was noted;

2.    with regard to future applications for a site licence, the meeting of Council on 21 March 2018 be recommended to formally adopt the Model Standards 2008 (Appendix 1 to the report) and the draft application form (Appendix 4 to the report); and

3.    with regard to both the existing holders of and future applicants for a site licence, the meeting of Council on 21 March 2018 be recommended to formally adopt the draft Mobile Homes Fee Policy (Appendix 2 to the report) and the associated methodology for determination of fees (Appendix 3 to the report).