Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors C Chapman, H Faddes, J Priest and John Smith.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with paragraph 2.32 of the Committee Procedural Rules and Appendix 7 to the Rules a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the Committee.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.  Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

There were no registered public speakers.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2025 as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2025 be approved as a correct record

To receive the minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee

·       28^th October 2025

·       31^st October 2025

·       18^th November 2025

·       8^th December 2025

·       12^th January 2026

·       29^th January 2026

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of following Licensing Sub-Committee meetings be received:

• 28th October 2025

• 31st October 2025

• 18th November 2025

• 8th December 2025

• 12th January 2026

• 29th January 2026

To consider the proposed Regulatory Services and Health Mobile Homes Fees and Charges Policy 2026-2027.

Members considered a report on the Regulatory Services and Health Mobile Homes Fees and Charges Policy 2026-2027.

In accordance with The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (amended by the Mobile Homes Act 2013), the Council is permitted to charge a fee for administering the statutory licensing function for protected residential caravan sites (Mobile Homes). As part of fee setting the Council is required to have a Fees and Charges Policy in place for mobile home sites, which must be reviewed annually to reflect the cost of administering the licensing function.

In accordance with the 1960 Act, the Council may charge a fee for issuing and administering licences for mobile home sites, as well as for the determination of a ‘fit and proper person’. In addition to the licensing of sites the Council may also set a fee for other functions such as maintaining a register of site rules and transferring or amending licences.

The Council must set fees on a “cost recovery” only basis. Therefore, the fees had been set using a time monitoring approach together with officer knowledge of the times involved for carrying out the various functions. This ensured the fees set were as accurate as possible.

Although the fees had increased slightly from the previous year there had been no major changes.

RESOLVED: (Unanimously)

That the proposed Regulatory Services and Health Mobile Homes Fees and Charges Policy 2026-2027 as set out in Appendix 1 of the report be approved.