The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) (Amendment) Order 2007

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005

2.  The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005(1) is amended as follows.

Performance standards for waste authorities and specific waste authorities

3.—(1) In articles 11 and 12, for “1st April 2005” substitute “1st April 2007”.

(2) For Schedules 9 and 10 substitute the provisions in the Schedule to this Order.

Performance standards for major planning applications

4.  For article 16(4) substitute—

“(4) The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Basildon District Council

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council

Blackpool Borough Council

Braintree District Council

Brentwood Borough Council

Bromsgrove District Council

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Caradon District Council

Castle Point District Council

Cherwell District Council

Copeland District Council

Craven District Council

Daventry District Council

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Easington District Council

Forest of Dean District Council

Fylde Borough Council

Guildford Borough Council

Harlow District Council

Harrow London Borough Council

Hertsmere Borough Council

Huntingdonshire District Council

Lancaster City Council

Lewisham London Borough Council

Mid-Bedfordshire District Council

Mid-Suffolk District Council

Milton Keynes District Council

Norwich City Council

Peak District National Park Authority

Plymouth City Council

Rochford District Council

Rutland District Council

South Gloucestershire District Council

South Lakeland District Council

South Somerset District Council

South Staffordshire District Council

Stafford Borough Council

Surrey Heath Borough Council

Tamworth Borough Council

Thanet District Council

Torridge District Council

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Tynedale District Council

Wellingborough Borough Council

West Somerset District Council

West Wiltshire District Council

Winchester City Council”

Performance standards for minor planning applications

5.  For article 17(3), substitute—

“(3) The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

Bath and North East Somerset District Council

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council

Blyth Valley Borough Council

Brentwood Borough Council

The Broads Authority

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Caradon District Council

Fylde Borough Council

Kingston-upon-Hull City Council

Mid-Suffolk District Council

New Forest District Council

Northumberland National Park Authority

Penwith District Council

South Somerset District Council

Surrey Heath Borough Council

Waveney District Council”

Performance standards for other planning applications

6.  For article 18(3) substitute—

“(3) The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

Bath and North East Somerset District Council

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council

Blyth Valley Borough Council

Caradon District Council

Easington District Council

Fylde Borough Council

Islington London Borough Council

Mid-Suffolk District Council

Northumberland National Park Authority

Penwith District Council

South Somerset District Council

Surrey Heath Borough Council

Torridge District Council”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Kay Andrews

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

26th February 2007