To agree the acceptance of £44,000 of funding under the Government's 'Planning Skills Delivery Fund' following a successful application.
The application sought funding for:
1)The cost of a full time officer to support pre application work and coordination for one year to enable sufficient time to establish successes. Given on costs, the cost would be £34,000.00
2)Training of specialisms for specific officers and team as a whole. £10,000.00
To secure the funding, a Memorandum of Understanding with MHCLG is to be signed off by the Council's s151 Officer.