RE: Heatherwood Application 21/02792/REM
I am looking on the planning portal for the signed Deed of Variation for the Section 106 Agreement with regards to providing £6.35m for off site Affordable Housing but can’t find this on the planning portal.
Could you please provide the signed Deed of Variation as referred by the planning officer in her report to the development control panel dated 2nd March 2022 para 10.16 & 10.17
16. 10.16 A viability appraisal submitted with the hybrid planning application concluded that affordable housing would not be viable, primarily as the residential development was needed to provide significant funding towards the new hospital. Since then, the viability position has been reviewed and a deed of variation has been entered into and a contribution secured for an off-site affordable contribution of £6.35 million.
17. 10.17 The Council’s Housing Officer has advised that the monies will be used to enable the provision of affordable housing or regeneration in the Borough, in accordance with the terms of the Section 106 agreement of the outline planning permission. Various options can be explored by the Council which could include increasing the quantum of affordable housing on a site and liaising with a registered provider active in the borough to facilitate affordable housing which meets priority housing needs.