RESOLVED –

1.         that the policy detailing the application process for the new pavement licensing regime attached as appendix 1 to the report be agreed.

2.         that officers in the Environmental Health (Business) Team be given delegated power to determine applications for licences under this legislation with appeals and any revocations of Licences being determined by either the Group Head of Community and Environmental Services or the Head of Community Protection.

3.         that the fee for each Licence be set at £100.

4.         that, if any significant changes occur to the requirements for licences once the legislation is enacted, the Group Head of Community and Environmental Services in consultation with the Mayor be delegated to make any necessary changes to the policy.

Please note this decision is not eligible for call-in as the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee has agreed that it can be dealt with under Part 4, Section 3, paragraph 16 Special Urgency procedures in the Council’s Constitution.