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This is a circular and fallacious proposition. The only features that might make the existing
site “starkly urban” are the EDF building and Seeboard tower. These are to be removed,
reinstating the site to it strictly rural character.
Removal of the seeboard tower--- emergency services== impact degradation

Owner by GCP--- EDF=- seeboard tower
The integrated development would provide 120 dwellings whereas the legitimate local
demand is minimal. A national property expert described the design of the 71 flats as
“horrible and unsellable” and predicted that most would be transferred to housing
associations for rental by transient, out-of-area tenants or sold under the discredited “help to
buy” scheme (Attachment 20).

Suppporting reports TRIC and aaa

G SITE 13
Expert reports
You, as lead officer in this case, should have no doubt how the error occurred. While it may
be true that you were not involved in the examination, MSDC was intimately involved in the
AWNP and approved it. The miscalculation is glaringly obvious on the face of the
Sustainability Appraisal for Site 13 of 0.8 hectares:

Figure 1: Extract from the Sustainability Appraisal of Site 13
You should note that the Brownfield Land Register for the WH sites of 1.6 hectares proposes
50 dwellings http://online.flipbuilder.com/Cobasco/maee/. (Attachment 9)

You cannot have it both ways; the capacity cannot be “50+” units on 0.8 hectares and be at
the same scale as Ashbourne Park. The developable area is not 1.6 hectares unless it includes
both the WH:EDF and WH:LIC sites.

Delayed disclosures are potentially critical because of the 42-day limit imposed for Judicial
Reviews and are a breach of process.
Lytle Associates complimented you on your “proactive” approach to the application and
minuted that Mr Dorman, the Urban Design Officer, encouraged “informal” contact with the
developer’s representatives to find a solution that planning officers could support. I can only
guess what these words mean, but they are at variance with the assurances you gave to Mr
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Tillin of Trappist like independence.

The agreed minutes of the 15 October 2018 meeting stated:
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