Decision - Provision of Viability Consultancy Advice to the Planning Service
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Provision of Viability Consultancy Advice to the Planning Service
Decision Maker: Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Review and options appraisal for the provision
of specialist viability advice on major planning applications where
the applicant is not proposing to provide the required policy level
of affordable housing
Decision:
RESOLVED that the Committee:
1. Authorised the Head of Planning to establish a framework of suitably experienced and qualified viability consultants for the council to utilise to undertake independent viability assessment reviews of evidence submitted by planning applicants.
2. Agreed that the viability reviews undertaken by the consultants utilise a standard model and set parameters (for profit levels, contingencies, professional fees etc) as agreed and reviewed by the Planning Committee Cross Party Members’ Working Group and to request a review to come to this Committee two year after this comes into effect to assess the impact on the percentage of affordable housing being built.
Report author: Simon Barrett
Publication date: 17/01/2020
Date of decision: 16/01/2020
Decided at meeting: 16/01/2020 - Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee
Accompanying Documents:
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