Planning fee hike 'outrageous'

摘要

The government proposal to allow local authorities to charge what they like for planning applications has been branded 'outrageous' and a 'reward for inefficiency' As part of the Coalition's localism agenda, consultation has been launched on a white paper meaning fees would no longer be set centrally, allowing councils to set fees to cover their full costs from April 2011. The proposal is intended to fill a '￡230 million black hole in the planning system'.