Yes

Draft Local Plan Review

Representation ID: 1429

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Mr Andrew Burrow

Representation Summary:

The Policy is right but SMBC are poor at implementing it. No planning permissions should be granted for developments under the Plan unless the Developer can show that they have strong partners in place. The community should also not suffer because the developer has over paid for the land and claims they cannot meet the policy economically. Greenfield land sells for about £10 to £20,000 an acre before it is taken out of greenbelt. There is no Policy requirement that can make homes built on such land uneconomic unless the developer has overpaid.

Full text:

The Policy is right but SMBC are poor at implementing it. No planning permissions should be granted for developments under the Plan unless the Developer can show that they have strong partners in place. The community should also not suffer because the developer has over paid for the land and claims they cannot meet the policy economically. Greenfield land sells for about £10 to £20,000 an acre before it is taken out of greenbelt. There is no Policy requirement that can make homes built on such land uneconomic unless the developer has overpaid.