RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL
(1) That a new Agreement be entered into with the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) under section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 to enable Chichester District Council to continue to provide a development management service to the SDNPA for up to three years initially until 30 September 2020 and, subject to a further report to the Cabinet and the Council, for a further two years up until 30 September 2022 if the arrangements are working effectively and agreeable to both authorities.
(2) That the Head of Planning Services be authorised to conclude negotiations on the section 101 Agreement including the Service Level Agreement and related Protocols and complete the Agreement.
(3) That the proposed basis for payments set out in appendix 1 and 2 for the delivery of a development management service to the SDNPA be agreed.
RESOLVED
That having regard to the recommendations made by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee set out in para 9.3 of the Cabinet agenda report:
(1) Officers be authorised to work with the South Downs National Park Authority to develop (with district and parish councillors) a communications protocol.
(2) A corporate task and finish group to review the resources allocated to enforcement in relation to the SDNPA Enforcement Protocol and Chichester District Council’s Enforcement Strategy should not be established at the present time.