Object

Core Strategy Preferred Options (Revised October 2008)

Representation ID: 3361

Received: 01/12/2008

Respondent: Hockley Residents Association

Representation Summary:

No detail is given on Standard Charges but the government have laid out some indicative figures at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/archived/publications/planningandbuilding/reformingplanningobligations
where they provide the following table:

Table 4.1 Indicative Levels of Standard Charge
Type of Charge Cost per dwelling £
Education 2,000 - 3,000
Primary Healthcare 1,000 - 3,000
Sport and Open Space 1,000 - 3,000
Public Transport 2,000 - 7,000
Affordable Housing (no subsidy at 33% target) 30,000 - 50,000

It does not include roads but still provides a range of £36K to £66K per dwelling. In this economic climate, will developers have problems in paying such levels of charges?

Full text:

No detail is given on Standard Charges but the government have laid out some indicative figures at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/archived/publications/planningandbuilding/reformingplanningobligations
where they provide the following table:

Table 4.1 Indicative Levels of Standard Charge
Type of Charge Cost per dwelling £
Education 2,000 - 3,000
Primary Healthcare 1,000 - 3,000
Sport and Open Space 1,000 - 3,000
Public Transport 2,000 - 7,000
Affordable Housing (no subsidy at 33% target) 30,000 - 50,000

It does not include roads but still provides a range of £36K to £66K per dwelling. In this economic climate, will developers have problems in paying such levels of charges?