It’s true that there is a presumption in favour of sustainable development but
It’s also the case that there are (with a few exceptions) often grounds under which members can refuse applications if they wish to do so but they are often not well trained or advised properly on these matters.
Only last month I sat in a a committee where at least half the members said they didn’t like the design of a development but felt they couldn’t refuse it because their officers felt the design was ok. That’s nonsense. Design is subjective, there are always development plan policies that allow schemes to be refused on the basis of poor design and if councillors think the design is poor then they should conclude the scheme is contrary to those policies.
I’m not sure what “forcing it though under s106” means in the post below but many developers at the larger end of the scale end up paying a fortune in s106 or CIL monies and don’t make the sort of profits people think.
Posted By: Jim on December 6th 2018 at 18:51:31
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- Anglia Square redevelopment plans approved. (General Chat) - Bungle, Dec 6, 16:27:43
- the problem is.... (General Chat) - rosarios_school_tie, Dec 6, 17:33:20
- It’s true that there is a presumption in favour of sustainable development but (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 6, 18:51:31
- everything gets shoved through under section 106 (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 18:07:25
- what a shit scheme that is, obviously backhanders to the councillors to get it passed (n/m) (General Chat) - fareastcanary, Dec 6, 16:37:20
- 767 objected 120 supported, fucking incredible (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 16:38:51
- that is such a bullshit decision (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 16:35:00
- still, another Shoe Zone. (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Dec 6, 16:49:06
- pop up shops in shipping containers under the flyover (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 16:54:07
- To be fair, those sort of "box parks" have been very popular down in that there London and (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 6, 17:01:45
- Too many words. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 6, 18:02:21
- with £271M at your disposal I reckon virtually anyone could draw up a better revamp (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 6, 17:27:16
- To be fair, those sort of "box parks" have been very popular down in that there London and (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 6, 17:01:45
- pop up shops in shipping containers under the flyover (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 16:54:07
- still, another Shoe Zone. (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Dec 6, 16:49:06
- the problem is.... (General Chat) - rosarios_school_tie, Dec 6, 17:33:20
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