Comment

Representation ID: 1710

Received: 30/01/2015

Respondent: Cogent Land LLP (Cogent)

Viability is at the forefront of Local Plan and CIL testing. It is therefore important that the Council fully understands the trade-off that occurs between affordable housing, Section 106 contributions and CIL when assessing the potential for charging a CIL in the Borough.
The fundamental premise is that to enable delivery, sites must achieve a competitive land value for the landowner and provide developers the required return on investment, otherwise development will be stifled. This is recognised by the National Planning Policy Framework1 (NPPF) and is 'in-built' within the CIL Regulations (as amended). It is also the basis of the definition of viability within the Harman report.2