This Report provides background to the request that the
Committee delegate authority to the Corporate Director, Sustainable
Communities, Regeneration & Economic Recovery to do all things
necessary to implement and operate the permanent pavement licensing
arrangements under The Business and Planning Act 2020 (as
amended). It also recommends that the
Committee set the duration of a pavement licence at one year and
that the Committee sets the fee for an application for a new
pavement licence at £500 and the fee for an application to
renew a pavement licence at £350.
Members will recall that the temporary Pavement Licensing
regime introduced under the Business and Planning Act 2020 was in
force, following three extensions, until September 2024. However,
the Government made amendments to the 2020 Act via
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023
which has made the
pavement licensing provisions permanent. This report details the
permanent provisions.
In summary, the permanent provisions have an increased
standard fee cap for both new and renewal licence applications,
slightly increased consultation and determination periods relative
to the temporary regime, a longer potential maximum duration of
licenses and provides local authorities with new enforcement
powers, including to remove unlicensed furniture.
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