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Draft Charging Schedule - Jan 2017
Representation ID: 70345
Received: 16/02/2017
Respondent: Mr G E Cooper
The Joint Parish Council notes that the Draft Charging Schedules have been calculated using a hypothetical development plan which is broadly based on the 2013 draft of the Local Plan. Since 2013 there have been substantial changes to the draft Local Plan. For example, a substantial 'Strategic Development' of over 1000 homes at Blackdown has been removed from the draft Local Plan.
The Joint Parish Council is concerned that using a hypothetical development plan, which will be materially different from the final Local Plan, as the basis for the calculation of the Community Infrastructure Levy could result in materially inaccurate Levy rates. For this reason, the Joint Parish Council believes that the completion of the Community Infrastructure Levy rates should await the determination of the Local Plan and that the rates should be calculated on the basis of the actual Local Plan rather than a hypothetical development plan.
The Joint Parish Council notes that the Draft Charging Schedules have been calculated using a hypothetical development plan which is broadly based on the 2013 draft of the Local Plan. Since 2013 there have been substantial changes to the draft Local Plan. For example, a substantial 'Strategic Development' of over 1000 homes at Blackdown has been removed from the draft Local Plan.
The Joint Parish Council is concerned that using a hypothetical development plan, which will be materially different from the final Local Plan, as the basis for the calculation of the Community Infrastructure Levy could result in materially inaccurate Levy rates. For this reason, the Joint Parish Council believes that the completion of the Community Infrastructure Levy rates should await the determination of the Local Plan and that the rates should be calculated on the basis of the actual Local Plan rather than a hypothetical development plan.