Decision details

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and Sustainability detailing the operational arrangements for and seeking the delegation of authority to the Head of Planning Transport and Sustainability to establish and implement the statutory function.

(i)  That the details of the requirements and operational arrangements for the SuDS Approving Body set out in this report be noted;

(ii)  That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning, Transport and Sustainability to undertake any actions and make any arrangements necessary for the implementation of the SuDS Approving Body.

To enable the new SuDS Approving Body function to be delivered within the timescales required by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

An alternative option is to do nothing. However, this option was rejected as the SuDS Approving Body will become a statutory function for upper tier authorities and failing to make provision for the Authority to be able to discharge its new function could incur legal, financial and reputational implications.

None.