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TAD: £66,271

District Council Contributions

Formal sport: £50,918
Community buildings: £29,203
Local community infrastructure: £33,147

Other contributions

NHS Sussex contribution of £24,433
Sussex Police £2,953.92

These figures are based on the application as submitted, i.e. with no affordable
housing provision.

It is considered that all of the above infrastructure requirements are necessary in
order for the development to mitigate its impact. Developers are only required to
mitigate the impact of their proposals; it is not lawful to seek infrastructure
contributions to deal with existing infrastructure deficiencies.

As there is not a completed legal agreement to secure the necessary infrastructure
contributions to mitigate the impact of the development the proposal conflicts with
policy DP20 of the DP.

Contaminated Land

Mapping indicates that the site has two in-filled pits within its curtilage, the contents
of which are unknown. There is also an electricity substation on site. Substations due
to their composition have a number of products and materials which may have the
potential to cause localised contamination.

Paragraph 178 of the NPPF states:

'Planning policies and decisions should ensure that:

a) a site is suitable for its proposed use taking account of ground conditions and any
risks arising from land instability and contamination. This includes risks arising from
natural hazards or former activities such as mining, and any proposals for mitigation
including land remediation (as well as potential impacts on the natural environment
arising from that remediation);
b) after remediation, as a minimum, land should not be capable of being determined
as contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; and
c) adequate site investigation information, prepared by a competent person, is
available to inform these assessments.'

The Councils Contaminated Land Officer has stated that a phased contaminated
land condition should be attached to ensure the site is safely developed for its end
use. Additionally a discovery strategy should also be attached, so that in the event
that contamination not already identified through the desktop study is found, that