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246 Miss M Saward No this is not fair unless you are willing to pay top money for them. Keep planning strict.
Planning obligations are a good idea provided they are followed through. Where we used to live, on one new development
a park was promised but it never became a reality and is now a housing area. On another site a community centre was
247 Mr & Mrs Addison promised and 10 years later nothing has been built.
Circular 05/2005 provides clear and consistent advice that has been upheld by the Courts in seeking to provide realistic
requirements and S106 obligations associated with proposed developments. The Council should therefore not seek to
250 Ms M Power
introduce S106 obligations which move away from these established principles.
Compulsory purchase should be available but only as a last resort and for demonstrable community benefit. We have great
concerns regarding Planning Obligations which RDC have failed to pursue in the past (eg Etheldore Avenue). Stronger
measures to ensure developers contribute appropriately and follow agreed working practices should be introduced and
251 Mr B Guyett - Chairman enforced.
254 Ms V Stanesby I don't believe in compulsory purchase.
The use of cpo powers, whilst usually the last resort, could be used positively as a tool to unlock sites for development that
may otherwise be held to ransom by those who may not have the best interests of the District at heart, particularly where it
can ensure that the maximum amount of development profit can be plowed into community benefits, and not private
257 Mr T Dodkins
pockets.
In the past houses and land were bought at knock down prices by Councils for development. Sometimes nothing was done
259 Mr M B Rogers with it and it was later sold to developers at a huge profit. Developers should pay a penalty.
It is unfair to compulsary purchase as the right value of the property is never given. As I recall developers should make a
contribution as they must be making vast profits prices ranging from £200 thousand to £240 thousand for what I would terms
as shells as the rest is all stud walls of framewor and plasterboard. Give me a pre-war house of which I live in any day.
260 Mr & Mrs Willey May as well build pre-fabs a lot cheaper and quicker to erect deep foundations just as strong.
Small developments should make a contribution to infrastructure provision, not just large development, otherwise in-fill sites
will contribute nothing while still putting a burden on local facilities. Even tiny amounts of planning gain from small
developments could add up to a significant benefit overall if a way could be found to make it work. Perhaps there should be
261 S A Skinner
an infrastructure levy on all development.
Swan Hill accpets that developments can have a potential impact upon existing infrastructure and as such developments
should contribute towards improvements to, or contribution towards new infrastructure, commensurate with the level of
development. Any form of planning contribution resultant from a planning application should be based on a site-by-site
basis, and allow for a degree of flexibility so that contributions sought are achieved through negotiations between the
developer and the District Council. All contributions should be based on an up-to-date assessment of existing services and
263 Mr P Kneen
facilities, in order to ensure developments do not result in a surplus or defciency of provision or contribution.
Some compulsory purchase is reasonable but only as a last resort. I disagree with 'planning gain' as it tends to allow
267 Mr D Pointer
developers to ignore controls.
Developers should make provision for a proper infrastructure within their development, and something towards the wider
268 Mr S Crussell
area (shops, parking etc).
Would suggest that Woodlands such as the scrubs at Gusted Hall and Primrose Wood be considered for inclusion in the
Cherry Orchard Country Park Area. These have already been used for public enjoyment and this would retain them for
271 Mr & Mrs Jobson future generations.