A Statement by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the final local government finance settlement for 2016 to 2017 has announced a consultation which may allow well performing planning authorities to increase their fees.
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government statement includes the following:
I will also consult on allowing well-performing planning departments to increase their fees in line with inflation at the most, providing that the revenue reduces the cross subsidy that the planning function currently gets from Council Tax payers.
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