Decision details

That the latest 2016/17 budget projection for the Renewal and Recreation Portfolio be endorsed.

The total budget is forecast to be in an underspend position of £28k following underspends of £50k and £9k respectively across the Building Control and Land Charges services which is primarily due to staff vacancies and a reduction in hours worked.  Additional income of £225k is projected within the Planning Service, of which £145k has been used to fund additional temporary planning posts to support the increased volume of work from a rise in planning applications and to deal with planning enforcement.  Extra costs of £110k have been incurred for specialist consultancy advice on planning applications for agriculture and ecology matters, as well as for planning appeals, and the overall projection for the Planning Service is an overspend of £30k.