Decision details

Planning Skills Delivery Fund

Decision Maker: Director of Economy

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To accept the award of £50,000 grant funding from the Planning Skills Delivery Fund (DLUHC) and agree the procurement of consultancy support using this funding to provide drainage advice related to the backlog of planning applications.

Decision:

RESOLVED - That: the Planning Skills Delivery Fund grant award of £50,000 from DLUHC be accepted and utilised to appoint XAIS Asset Management Ltd to provide drainage advice on planning applications for the Lead Local Flood Authority.

Reasons for the decision:

Option 1 - To spend the funding on drainage advice for planning application backlog
Option 2 - To spend the funding on other advice / support for planning application backlog
Option 3 - To not spend the funding and return it to DLUHC

Alternative options considered:

Option 2 - To spend the funding on other advice / support for planning application backlog
Option 3 - To not spend the funding and return it to DLUHC

Other reasons / organisations consulted

N/A

Contact: Peter Richards, Head of Planning Email: peter.richards@oldham.gov.uk Email: peter.richards@oldham.gov.uk.

Publication date: 15/04/2024

Date of decision: 22/02/2024

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