Decision - Developer Contributions - Interim Guidance

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Developer Contributions - Interim Guidance

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To seek Cabinet Member approval to adopt interim guidance on five topic areas (Employment Training, Transport, Open Space, Education, Affordable Housing) in order to seek contributions from developers when relevant planning applications are submitted.

 

Note:   This item has now been referred to the Cabinet Meeting on the 17th February for consideration and decision.

Decision:

(1)         That the Cabinet approves the Interim Guidance on Developer Contributions (Attached as Appendix 1 – Supporting Documents) for: Affordable Housing, Local Employment and Training; Education; Open Space and Transport and travel, until such time that it is replaced by an Infrastructure and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document that will be informed by new legislation.

Reasons for the decision:

The recommendation allows the council to be further informed during in the process of determining planning applications when seeking developer contributions.

 

The Interim Guidance has been produced taking into account the need for updated advice, current practice and priority areas for seeking future developer contributions.

Alternative options considered:

In consideration of other options other than the production of interim guidance notes there are options to simply continue relying of the existing adopted Local Plan policies.  This is reasonably sufficient as the council already currently secures a range of contributions; however the Local Plan policies are not sufficiently worded to justify the introduction for securing contributions to a local employment training programme which is now a priority for the council.  In addition a formula for calculating commuted sums in lieu of on site provision of affordable housing is also included as further guidance.

Report author: Debra May

Publication date: 17/02/2011

Date of decision: 17/02/2011

Decided at meeting: 17/02/2011 - Cabinet

Effective from: 25/02/2011

Accompanying Documents:

 


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