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Report No:   CAB/SE/16/067

Portfolio Holder: Alaric Pugh           Lead Officer: Andrea Mayley

RESOLVED:

That delegatedauthorityisgrantedto FilmFixerLtd (tradingas ScreenSuffolk)to issuepermissionsfor filminginWestSuffolkandto collectfilmfeesforactivity on Councillandandpremiseson behalfofForest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council, as detailed in Report No: CAB/SE/16/067.

The Cabinet considered Report No: CAB/SE/16/067, which sought approval for delegated authority to be granted to Film Fixer Limited (trading as Screen Suffolk) to issue permissions for filming in West Suffolk and to collect film fees for activity on Council land and premises on behalf of Forest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council.

This matter was also being considered by Forest Heath District Council’s Cabinet, hence the joint references in the report and the recommendation.

Councillor Alaric Pugh, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Growth, drew relevant issues to the attention of the Cabinet, including that there was currently no set process for handling film enquiries in West Suffolk.  Any enquiries were typically received by Corporate Communications, which were then directed to the relevant service responsible for locations that had historically used for filming purposes, such as West Stow and Abbey Gardens.

The Suffolk Public Sector Leaders’ Group had previously agreed to a county-wide proposal to establish a ‘Suffolk Film Office’ using allocations of funding from Suffolk pooled business rates. Each district, borough and county councils across Suffolk were now being presented with the proposal to grant delegated authority to Film Fixer Ltd (trading as Screen Suffolk) to streamline and provide a commonprocessfor grantingpermissionsfor filminginthecountyon council-ownedlandandpremises.

The Cabinet had agreed this was a sensible approach; however, it wished to ensure that  it received feedback on the impact and success of the scheme in West Suffolk, possibly in the form of an annual performance monitoring report. 

RESOLVED:

That delegatedauthorityisgrantedto FilmFixerLtd (tradingas ScreenSuffolk)to issuepermissionsfor filminginWestSuffolkandto collectfilmfeesforactivity on Councillandandpremiseson behalfofForest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council, as detailed in Report No: CAB/SE/16/067.