Issue - meetings

To consider a report on the current fees charged for hackney carriage and private hire licences and consider whether any variation should be made to the fees charged by Cheshire East Borough Council in relation to the issue of hackney carriage and private hire vehicles, drivers and operators licences

The Committee considered a report regarding the fees charged by the Council for licences relating to hackney carriage and private hire vehicles, drivers and operators, which had been set at a meeting of the Licensing Committee on 20 July 2009.

RESOLVED

(a) That, subject to statutory consultation, the fees for licences relating to private hire vehicles and operators across the Borough, and fees applicable to hackney carriage proprietors (vehicle) and joint drivers licences in each of the three hackney carriage zones, be increased by 3.7%, as set out in column 3 of Appendix A of the report.

(b) That the Borough Solicitor, or officer acting on her behalf, be authorised to publish notice of the proposed variation in accordance with statutory requirements.

(c) That it be noted that if no objections are received in response to publication of the notice (or if any objections received are withdrawn), the variation to the fees will take effect on the expiration of the period specified in the notice or, if later, the date that the last objection is withdrawn.

(d) That it be noted that if objections are received in response to the publication of the notice, that these will be reported to a subsequent meeting of the Licensing Committee for consideration.