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Consideration was given to recommendation CE 23/46 of the
Communities and Environmental Scrutiny Select Committee of 6
November 2023 in respect of proposed fees and charges for garden
waste, household bulky refuse and fridge/freezer collections,
‘missed’ refuse collections, stray dog redemption fees,
Tonbridge Allotments, Tonbridge Cemetery, events, billboards and
banners, food certificates, contaminated land monitoring and
private water supplies from 1 April 2024.
 
Due
regard was given to the set of guiding principles for the setting
of fees and charges, the legal, financial and value for money
implications, together with the views expressed by the Scrutiny
Select Committee.  The fees and charges
applied by neighbouring authorities, and averages across the
County, were also given careful consideration.
 
RESOLVED:  That
 

(1)      the proposed annual garden
waste subscription of £53 for the first bin and £36 for
a second or third bin, as set out in 1.2.4 of the report, be
approved;
 

(2)      the schedule of proposed
charges for household bulky refuse and fridge/freezer collection
service as set out in 1.3.5 and 1.3.6 of the report, be
approved;
 

(3)      the proposed charge for
“missed” refuse collection as set out in 1.4.3 of the
report, be approved;
 

(4)      the schedule of proposed
charges in respect of Stray Dog redemption service, as set out in
1.5.3 to 1.5.5 of the report, be approved;
 

(5)      the charging structure for
Tonbridge Allotment as set out in 1.6.1 and 1.6.2 of the report, be
noted;
 

(6)      the schedule of proposed
charges for Tonbridge Cemetery as set out in Annex 1 and 1.7.2 of
the report, be approved;
 

(7)      the schedule of proposed
charges for Events on Public Open Spaces, including the hire of
billboards and banners, as set out in Annex 2 and 1.8 of the
report, be approved;
 

(8)      the proposed charge for
condemned food certificates as set out in 1.9.2 of the report, be
approved;
 

(9)      the proposed charge for
exported food certificates as set out in 1.10.4 of the report, be
approved;
 

(10)    the
proposed charge for provision of services in respect of
contaminated land as set out in 1.13.5 of the report, be
approved;
 

(11)    the
proposed charge for provision of services in respect of private
water supplies as set out in 1.14.3 and 1.14.5 of the report, be
approved; and
 
(12)    the above proposed
scale of charges be implemented from 1 April 2024.