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The Quality Review Panel for Epping Forest District Council has now been established, together with a similar panel for the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town.  The production of Strategic Masterplans, Concept Frameworks, Design Codes and other major planning proposals will be informed through review at key stages.  The Council will generally expect schemes of more than 50 homes or 5,000 sq metres of commercial/other floorspace to be informed by review.  Other smaller schemes which are complex or contentious may also be appropriate for review.

The EFDC Quality Review Panel held its first review on 26 April 2018, with panel members providing design comments and advice for a proposed allocation site (WAL.E8) in the Local Plan Submission Version. The proposal, Land North of Dowding Way (A121), is for a distribution centre scheme located in Waltham Abbey.

The Quality Review Panel is made up of built environment and design experts, who provide independent feedback on proposals to the council and applicant to help ensure the design and delivery of high quality developments. Their views will form part of the report to the relevant Committee, and will be a material planning consideration in the determination of any future planning applications.

For further information on the Quality Review Panel, please see the Terms of Reference on our website: http://www.efdclocalplan.org/local-plan/planning-policy/quality-review-panel/

 (Further information: Ione Braddick ext 4205)

Please see attached.

As part of the Task and Finish Panel, Members requested to have access to the new project and performance management system Pentana.

Pentana is the new  project and performance management system used across the organisation to monitor projects, programmes and information for the new Corporate Plan (including KPI’s and associated Benefits Maps) for Epping Forest District Council.

Councillors now have access to view the real time status of projects in relation to the corporate project life-cycle and information for the Corporate Plan 2018 - 2023.

Project life-cycle –From here you will be able to click on each project and view the status relating to the relevant stage of the project lifecycle. You will also be able to take a more in-depth look at the progress of each project.

Corporate Plan 2018-2023 – Here you will be able to view the new Corporate Plan 2018-2023 summary page. This illustrates the 10 corporate objectives for the next five years e.g. 1. People live longer, healthier and independent lives. You can also view each the related Benefit Map by clicking on any of the ten objective titles.

A Pentana User guide for Members will be sent to you via email to show you how to login and navigate your bespoke portal.

Training for Pentana will be included in the Members transformation training in June.

(Further information:  Rebecca Moreton ext 4605)

Consultation runs from 15 June to 30 June 2018.

Introduction and background

The Council is responsible for enforcement in a wide range of areas, this enforcement can take many different forms including undertaking inspections, investigating complaints, providing advice, licensing activities, persons or premises, issuing statutory or fixed penalty notices, taking prosecutions and undertaking works in default of those responsible. 

The decision of when and what enforcement action to take (or not take) can have serious implications and it is important that there is an effective policy in place to ensure that officers take a consistent approach.  With this in mind the Council has reviewed and updated its Corporate Enforcement policy having regard to the Statutory Regulators Code and the five principles of good regulation (that regulatory activities should be transparent, accountable, proportionate, consistent and targeted).

In general the Council will treat compliant individuals and businesses with lighter, alternative interventions and other incentives but for those who commit serious breaches or flout the law we will not hesitate to take all necessary enforcement action.  The intention is that this overarching policy will be supplemented by further documents specific to each area of regulation.  This will help to provide a clear and consistent approach that businesses and others can understand.

Consultation information

We want to get this right, so your views would be greatly appreciated, please send any comments on the 2018 version of the policy (below) to rray@eppingforestdc.gov.uk.

Contact

If you have any questions about this consultation, contact Robin Ray at rray@eppingforestdc.gov.uk or 01223 457951.

Post any correspondence to Environmental health, Cambridge City Council, PO Box 700, Cambridge CB1 0JH.

Additional information and documents

Corporate Enforcement Policy 2018

Next steps

All submitted comments will be considered and where appropriate the policy amended prior to submission to Cabinet for approval and publication on our website.

(Further information: Robin Ray ext 4146)

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Please be advised that the Licensing Unit has received the following applications for New Premises Licence made under the Licensing Act 2003 for the premises below:

Please ensure that any comments/objections are received by the Licensing team on or before the consultation end date.

Manager                                                          Kim Tuckey        01992 564034

Licensing Compliance Officer                         Sarah Moran      01992 564270

Licensing Compliance Officer                         Handan Ibrahim 01992 564153

Licensing  Compliance Officer                        Joanne Owen     01992 56 4721

Licensing Compliance Officer                        Denise Bastick   01992 564334

Licensing Officer                                             Jane Mullinger    01992 564461

1.               Appeals Lodged

EPF/2669/17 – 93 Manor Road Chigwell Essex IG7 5PN - Outline application for demolition of existing house and garage and erection of proposed three detached dwellings with garages and associated works. (Revised application from  EPF/2472/16) – Written reps – Jonathan Doe ext. 4103

EPF/2771/17 – 21 Princes Close North Weald Essex CM16 6EN - Erection of a     detached 1.5 storey two bedroomed dwelling with associated car parking and new access onto High Road (alternative to previously approved bungalow EPF/1440/15) – Written reps - Jill Shingler ext. 4106

EPF/3404/17 – 19 Church Hill Epping Essex CM16 4RA - Proposed first floor extension- Householder appeal – Alastair Prince ext. 4462

2.         Forthcoming Planning Inquiries/Hearings -

31/07/2018 – EPF/3364/17 – 119 Theydon Park Road Theydon Bois Essex CM16 7LS – Sukhvinder Dhadwar

3.               Enforcement Appeals

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4.         Appeal Decisions

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5.         Tree Preservation Orders

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6.         S106 Agreements

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7.         Changes to Planning Systems

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It is important to note, that when enforcement action has been authorised, this includes any subsequent action under Part VII of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, including a prosecution or an injunction.

The notification of decisions taken by individual Portfolio Holders is no longer included in the Council Bulletin.

All members of the Council receive automatic email notification of the publication of each individual Portfolio Holder decision and the call-in period for each decision commences immediately. Members wishing to call-in a decision should complete the attached call-in form and return it to Democratic Services before the expiry of five working days following the publication date of the decision. Members should refer to the Constitution (Article 6 - Overview and Scrutiny) for the rules of call-in.