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MEETING OF 20TH AUGUST 2018 (DRAFT COMMENTS)
1.3 SK agreed that the allocation of 50+ units to the site originated with the
Neighborhood Plan: it was an estimate that had not been the subject of
detailed analysis. Agreed that the eventual number of units would be a
product of the design process.
1.4 DP/FT explained that the applicant could consider a reduction of units
in order to address the comments however was likely to create a
viability problem. DP had sent SK a reference to the NPPF that suggests
offsetting existing building floorspace against affordable housing and
sought the Council's view on this approach. FT noted that it was
material that the scheme was composed of 1- and 2-bedroom flats
directed at the first-time buyer market. SK would take advice and revert
in due course.
1.5 Any alternative number of units would have to be subject to
examination of viability.
1.6 SK queried the position regarding the neighbouring allocated site (ie the
WH:LIC site). DP stated that the applicant does not have an interest in
the site at this time and that the sketch scheme in the DAS for the site
was only to illustrate that the application scheme does not inhibit the
neighbouring site coming forward in the future. This approach was
suggested in the previous pre-application response.
1.7 The meeting moved onto the points raised by the DRP;
1.8 SK confirmed that it was agreed that a scheme of flats was appropriate.
Steve King "This comment was expresscf by
yourselves. As I was not involved in the
process of the Neighborhood Plan Examination
I can't comment on the details of how this
policy was arrived at.
Market homes = help to buy?
Mr King seemed willing to accept what may be
literal truths. The current owners of the site
have been less than forthcoming but have
admitted that an agreement with AHL has been
reached and is in the hands of lawyers. The
missing sequence of plans in the Design and
Access Statement suggests that the explanation
of a sketch plan is untrue. There is no evidence
that such as sketch plan was suggested in the
pre-application response.
Thereby rejecting the pre-consultation advice of a
mixed development and