Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 5894

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Save our South Coast Alliance

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Significant infrastructure improvements in drainage and transport need to be made in advance of new development.

This objective is about securing such infrastructure.

Policy I1 requires infrastructure and its timing to be secured by way of condition or legal requirement. It is those conditions or legal agreements that will set out the detailed phasing and housing triggers.

It would not be practical to prevent all development from being provided until all accompanying infrastructure is completed as that would not be economically viable.

S106 has to meet the requirements set out in Regulation 122 of The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended) meaning that its use is limited to addressing the impacts of development. CIL is to be used to address the cumulative impacts of new development, and cannot be used to address underlying infrastructure deficits unless these are also required to support the new development.

The intention is that infrastructure providers take responsibility to ensure that the infrastructure it provides is maintained into the future. It is up to the developer to make such arrangements to ensure this happens. This often happens by the developer after the first year or so setting up a management company, whereby the residents pay a management fee to maintain the up-keep of communal facilities.

As much information as the Council has at present is included within the Infrastructure Delivery Plan which accompanies this Local Plan.

Critical infrastructure would have to be delivered in advance, but all other infrastructure would be delivered in tandem with development, particularly that infrastructure to be delivered through S106 linked to triggers in the S106 agreement.