CHELMSFORD INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY
DRAFT CHARGING SCHEDULE
EXAMINATION
HEARING AGENDA
Marconi Room, Civic Centre, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1JE
Tuesday 1 October 2013 10.00 am
Notes
This Agenda is provisional and flexible.
Items 11 onwards will not commence before 1.30pm on 1
October
Short mid-session breaks will be taken and there will be lunch interval
at about 1pm.
Participants should be familiar with the Notes for Guidance issued by
the Examiner and be prepared to enter into discussion on the matters
listed below which have been identified by the Examiner from the
Original Representations. It will not be necessary for anyone to repeat
their case in detail as all Original Representations will be taken into
account.
The Examiner will begin each item with brief outline of his
understanding of the issues of concern before inviting Representors to
contribute.
Where a name appears in italic [square brackets], that Representor
may be asked to begin discussion on that item but this is optional.
Preliminary Matters
1.
Introductions
2.
Brief Opening Remarks by the Examiner and the Council
3.
Broad Key Questions related to:
a. Legal and Procedural Compliance with respect to:
i. Planning Act 2008 Part 11
ii. CIL Regulations 2010 as amended
iii. National and Local adopted planning policy
iv. Any ongoing legislative changes
b. Appropriate Available Evidence
c. Consistency with evidence of viability
d. Delivery of the relevant adopted Local Plan
e. Regulation 123 Infrastructure Funding Gap List
f. Amendments to the Draft Schedule – removal of Instalments
Policy and relevance of joint mechanism such as Chelmsford
Tomorrow
Residential Rate
4.
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12.
13.
The choice of Site Typologies
Building and Construction Materials Costs assumptions with
reference to BCIS data
Consideration of cost of compliance with Code for Sustainable
Homes up to Level 6
Consideration of Abnormal Cost assumptions
Level of Benchmark Land Value compared with actual land sale
prices including with reference to non-availability of grant funding
for affordable housing
Assumed Level of house prices
Consideration of anticipated developer Profit Levels and the
differential between open market and affordable housing prices
Acceptable viability buffer or excess of RV over Benchmark or
Existing Use Value
Affordable Housing typology assumptions
Significance of the New Homes Bonus
Retail Rates – not to commence before 1.30pm on 1 October
14. Robustness of the Convenience Rate with reference to available
transactional evidence [Morrison]
15. Consideration of Benchmark Land Values
16. Assumed interest rates in relation to timescale
17. Assumed development plot density
18. Justification for the differential between the convenience and
comparison rates with respect to
a. Proposed alternative unified rate [Sainsbury]
b. Comparative size of units analysed in the respective viability
assessments
c. Judgements made on institutional investment potential
d. Practical application of the charge with respect to the type of
convenience, comparison or mixed offer
19. Consideration of the impact of CIL on different retail types of retail
operation, offer or business model.
Other Considerations
20. The relationship between CIL and s106 financial planning
obligations including with reference to:
a. draft Regulation 123 List and s106 SPG
b. provision of health care facilities [NHS]
21. The relationship between CIL and the New Homes Bonus
22. CIL status of Beaulieu Park AAP area
23. Consideration of the implications and effect of the Instalments
Policy
Participants:
Representor
Consultant
Chelmsford City
Council
Countryside Zest
(Beaulieu Park) LLP
and Countryside
Properties (UK) Ltd
Landowner and
Development
Consortium of:
Crest Nicholson
Persimmon
Taylor Wimpey
Cogent Land Ltd
McCarthy & Stone
Retirement Lifestyles
Limited
NHS Property Services
Ltd
Threadneedle Pensions
Ltd
Dalton Warner and
Davis LLP
Savills
Delegate
Derek Stebbing
Jeremy Potter
Elizabeth Best
Anthony Lee – BNP
Paribas
David Codling – Peter
Brett
(Chris Bowden – Peter
Brett Assocs)
(Hannah Neve – ECC
Highways)
Mary Power
Tom Heagan
Anthony Curnew
(Mike Lambert)
Tom Fraser
Melys Pritchett
The Planning Bureau
Ziyad Thomas
Greg Hilton
Lawson Planning
Partnership
Dominic Lawson
Bespoke Planning
Limited
Mrs Aarti O’Leary
Dominic Lawson