URL: https://moderngov.fareham.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2600

Decision Maker: Executive

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: The report provides an update and proposals for the Council’s fees and charges for the financial year 2025/26.   The report gives the Executive the opportunity to consider the Council’s fees and charges for 2025/26, including approving increases in existing charges, and consider new charges where applicable.    

Content: The report provides an update and proposals for the Council’s fees and charges for the financial year 2025/26.   The report gives the Executive the opportunity to consider the Council’s fees and charges for 2025/26, including approving increases in existing charges, and consider new charges where applicable.     RESOLVED that the Executive:   (a)  approves the General Fund fees and charges for 2025/26 as set out at Appendix A to the report;   (b)  notes the fees and charges that will be reviewed by the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and Planning Committees;   (c)  approves the proposed Operational Fees and Charges for Solent Airport at Appendix B to the report;   (d)  agrees that delegated authority is given to the Director of Planning and Regeneration, following consultation with the Executive Member for Policy and Resources, to adjust the Operational Fees and Charges in place at Solent Airfield within the financial year, if and when necessary; and   (e)  agrees that the rate of short-term licences at Solent Airport be determined on an individual basis by the Head of Asset Management, supported by benchmarking of the fees charge with similar sites, where possible, and the results shared with the Executive Member for Policy and Resources.

Date of Decision: January 13, 2025