Developer Contributions SPD

Object

Representation ID: 71773

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Legislative Context
SPD should be expanded to make reference to the Community Infrastructure Regulations and relevant sections of the NPPF and PPG ,particularly the standard approach to viability assessments.

Object

Representation ID: 71774

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Legislative Context
SPD needs to make specific reference to the relationship between CIL, and S106 with regard to Infrastructure funding (including the requirement for Local Authorities to set out an Annual Infrastructure Statement).

Support

Representation ID: 71775

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Procedures / Process (Viability)
Support is given to the SPD statement that recognises that some development proposals may be unable to meet all of the relevant policy and planning obligations while remaining economically viable / deliverable.

Comment

Representation ID: 71776

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

SPD should stipulate that Neighbourhood Plan policies are not expected to seek in excess of the Local Plan policy requirement, and that any that do must be the subject of a neighbourhood plan viability assessment.

Object

Representation ID: 71777

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

The text of the SPD should replicate the assumptions made / indicated on the CIL and Section 106 elements of the Council’s website that that set out the financial assumption for infrastructure contributions per dwelling on sites of various threshold

Support

Representation ID: 71778

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Support for the site viability section. The SPD includes reference to the Council’s acceptance that in cases where a scheme is unable to meet the required S106 contributions the cumulative benefit of the scheme will be a material consideration

Object

Representation ID: 71779

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Monitoring and Enforcement
It is accepted that a ‘monitoring fee’ is appropriate , however consideration of a ‘cap’ to ensure that these fees are not an excessive burden on development should be considered.

Object

Representation ID: 71780

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Part 1 Appendix 3 – S106 Template
Appendix 3 provides a standard template, however consideration of the standard terms and trigger points should be added related to the site and size of the development.

Object

Representation ID: 71781

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Standardised metrics and worked examples should be used in the SPD to give an indication of contributions required for developments of various capacities.

Object

Representation ID: 71782

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

It is considered unnecessary for the standards of construction to be included in the legal agreement as they will be a part of designs and plans of the approved application.