I should have made it clearer that we only charge for service and advice
when the consultation is pre-application. As someone implied, once an
application has been lodged, the planning application fee is expected to
cover any negotiation with the Planning Authority on what is required to
purify conditions etc. Charging in such a situation may well be illegal,
though that would probably depend on the management context of the
archaeology service in relation to the planning dept.
Crispin
WoSAS
----- Original Message -----
From: Williams, Elizabeth <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 2:56 PM
Subject: SMR charging
> In Northumberland we only charge for information and occasionally staff
> time, if the enquiry is time consuming. As with Fiona, we don't charge for
> giving advice. Was there not a case in the early 1990s challenging a local
> authorities' attempt to charge for giving advice rather than just
> information?
>
> Liz Williams
> Northumberland SMR
>
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