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Review of Developer Contributions Guide

Meeting: 08/04/2014 - Cabinet (Item 7)

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Minutes:

Background:

This report provided details of the Guide to Developer Contributions, a Supplementary Planning Document, which had originally been agreed by Cabinet in April 2008 with an updated version of the Guide agreed by Cabinet in November 2012. The Guide set out the levels of Section 106 contributions which a developer should provide when intending to build 10 dwellings or more. It was noted that the draft Guide reflected current requirements and reinstated sections on public realm and sport and leisure.

The report stated that consultation would take place between 22 April 2014 – 2 June 2014 and that the outcome of consultation would be considered by the Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 26 June 2014 and Cabinet on 15 July 2014.

It was noted that a number of typographical errors in the draft Guide would be corrected prior to it being issued for consultation.

Decision number:	Decision:
67/2014	The Cabinetagreed for consultation to be undertaken on the updated 2014 draft Guide to Developer Contributions, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
68/2014	The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration, Community and Culture, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Development and Economic Growth, to make any minor amendments needed to the draft Guide to Developer Contributions, prior to the consultation process.
69/2014	The Cabinet agreed that the draft Guide be re-submitted to the Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee for consideration and Cabinet for final approval, following consultation.

Reasons:

The consultation process will enable the Guide to Developer Contributions to be updated to reflect current contacts and information/evidence base. This will support planning officers and developers negotiating Section 106 contributions.