To enter into a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) with Dorset Council
(Coastal Risk Team) (the applicants) relating to the provision of
pre-application advice in relation to The Chesil Cove Curved Seawall. The
objectives of the PPA are as follows:
·
To achieve timely pre-application discussions in
respect of the proposals.
·
To identify issues and agree steps to resolve them
where possible.
·
To signpost to relevant statutory and non-statutory
consultees to ensure timely engagement.
The PPA sets out commitments on behalf of Dorset Council (as the local
planning authority) and the applicants. There is a fee associated with the PPA
to ensure that the local planning authority can meet its obligations. The PPA
does not fetter the Council in any way from exercising its statutory duties as
the Local Planning Authority and does not prejudice the outcomes of any
planning decisions.
The decision to enter into the PPA is taken under delegated powers, as
set out in paragraph 136 of the Officer Scheme of Delegation. Paragraph 136
provides delegated powers to “undertake all action in respect of administering
/ processing any application under
any of the Town and Country Planning Legislation including the power to …
(n) enter into planning performance agreements”. The Local Scheme of Nomination
for Planning Services – Executive Director of Place includes delegation of
these powers to the Service Manager for Development Management and Enforcement.