Decision details
Minor amendments to Pavement Licence Policy
Decision Maker: Head of Housing and Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
The Business and Planning Act 2020 introduced
a temporary fast track regime to grant pavement licences. This
temporary regime was due to be in force until 30th September 2021
but has been extended until 30th September 2022.
As a result East Herts Pavement Licence Policy needs to be amended
to reflect this new date. When the policy was originally created
the decision was taken to grant licences for a period of 7 months.
As the regime has been extended for another 12 months the period
for which a licence will be be granted is to be amended to a
maximum of 12 months. This avoids the need for those benefiting
from the regime to make unnecessary renewal applications and incur
additional expense.
Any Licence granted on or after 1st October 2021 will expire on
30th September 2022 when the temporary regime ceases to be in
force.
Decision:
To amend the period for which the Pavement
Licence Policy shall be in force to the 30th September 2022 and to
extend the period for which a pavement licence will be granted up
to a maximum of 12 months.
Alternative options considered:
Option 1 - Make no amendments to the Pavement
Licence Policy
Option 2 - Only amend the end date of the Pavement Licence
Policy
Publication date: 21/09/2021
Date of decision: 14/09/2021
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