Bucks Council planning system issues are stalling house sales says councillor

Cllr Dominic Pinkney, a Liberal Democrat member, said residents in his ward were still reporting delays. He raised the issue with Cllr Robert Carington, the authority’s cabinet member for resources.

Cllr Pinkney said: “The council has successfully migrated Wycombe area data to the uniform system with the Aylesbury data following in the summer of this year. However, residents in my ward of Amersham and Chesham Bois are still reporting that delays in the planning and land charges department are stalling property sales.

“How specifically will this be, will this consolidated system reduce the processing times for residents and when will they see the streamlined workflows promised in your report?”

In response, Cllr Carington said the issue was highly technical and that he was unable to provide a full answer. He suggested tuning in to the finance and resources committee, where the IT strategy is being discussed.

He said: “[The question] obviously is very technical in nature, so I’m obviously not going to be able to give you a full amount. I have many items under my head, but unfortunately the full data of that particular — it’s not one of them.

“But what I would recommend is tuning in to the finance and resources committee, where the IT strategy is being discussed, and this is one of the things covered within [that] umbrella.”