Object
Draft Affordable Housing SPD
Representation ID: 28489
Received: 11/07/2014
Respondent: Savills
Agent: Savills
This is considered unreasonable. Where it is clear that a development is at the margins of viability through needing to appeal a S106, it is unreasonable to then impose additional legal costs and time on that developer to agree overage. Furthermore, the process will be handled by PINS and as such it is unclear how this will be monitored, administered and ultimately achieved and all for the potential (not real) gain of a very small proportion of income. It is questionable whether in the administrative costs to the authority would outweigh any benefits.
This is considered unreasonable. Where it is clear that a development is at the margins of viability through needing to appeal a S106, it is unreasonable to then impose additional legal costs and time on that developer to agree overage. Furthermore, the process will be handled by PINS and as such it is unclear how this will be monitored, administered and ultimately achieved and all for the potential (not real) gain of a very small proportion of income. It is questionable whether in the administrative costs to the authority would outweigh any benefits.