Object
Core Strategy Preferred Options (Revised October 2008)
Representation ID: 4186
Received: 16/12/2008
Respondent: Barratt Eastern Counties
Agent: Kember Loudon Williams Ltd
It is recognised that necessary infrastructure provision is an important part of creating a sustainable development and in that context appendix H1 and Policy H3 is supported. The supporting text notes that the table at H Appendix 1 is not exhaustive and in that context it is very important that the framework properly distinguishes between what should be provided as part of new development schemes and what shouldn't. It is therefore essential that the framework acknowledges the importance of Circular 05/05 and the tests which say that provision of infrastructure and/or contributions should be:
Relevant to planning
Necessary to make the proposed development acceptable in planning terms
Directly related to the proposed development
Fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the proposed development
Reasonable in all other respects
As is made clear (Paragraph B9 of Circular 5/05) contributions should not be used to make good existing deficiencies in infrastructure provision. Nor are they to be used to secure contributions to the achievement of wider planning objectives that are not necessary for consent to be granted. In that context the Core Strategy should set this out as its policy framework.
Please find enclosed herewith, representations on behalf of Barratts Eastern Counties. We trust these are in order and look forward to the acknowledgement in due course.