Compstall Residential Development site for sale

[admin]

" It therefore remains the position of the Applicant at the point of submitting the revised application, that the development proposal still cannot sustain a levy to provide affordable housing or other S106 contributions."

Well now, there's a surprise!   

Yes of course they would say that wouldn't they. But it's the council's job to decide whether to accept it or not. The brochure implies that they've accepted no affordable housing but are still working on the S106 contribution. The S106 contribution (if one is agreed) would generally go towards improving children's play in the immediate area. Perhaps worth asking the Planning Contact on the application for an explanation of the council position?

[Dave]

" It therefore remains the position of the Applicant at the point of submitting the revised application, that the development proposal still cannot sustain a levy to provide affordable housing or other S106 contributions."

Well now, there's a surprise!   

[admin]

Also curious why no affordable housing provision. 

The brochure says that the Planning Application for this is DC055286, which is currently recorded as being in the consultation period on the Planning Portal. Maybe that is because negotiations on S106 contributions are ongoing (as the brochure mentions):

http://planning.stockport.gov.uk/PlanningData/AcolNetCGI.gov?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=120763

A quick trawl through it shows that it's the second application on the site, the first being withdrawn. In the current application planning documents is a Supporting Planning Statement that concludes under Planning Obligations that:

3.2.12
In summary, the conclusion of the Economic Viability Assessment undertaken in November 2013 was that, under current market conditions, the proposed development would not be a financially viable proposal if levied with the requirement to provide for any level of affordable housing or additional S106 contributions. There has been little or no improvement in market conditions in the last six months that would improve the viability position of the development proposal. It therefore remains the position of the Applicant at the point of submitting the revised application, that the development proposal still cannot sustain a levy to provide affordable housing or other S106 contributions.

There's a lot more documentation on the Planning Portal and it is probably worth reading everything fully if you are really interested in the detail of this development.

[sgk]

So why no affordable housing (something rather unpleasant about that boast)? Surely affordable houses are needed that young people and families can have a realistic opportunity to buy in Compstall as much as anywhere else?

It looks nice enough a development but it doesn't look too hopeful that these properties will be much different from many new developments which are small, crammed together and with postage stamps as gardens.

Also curious why no affordable housing provision. 

Looking at SMBC's own Planning Obligation Paper it says "Proposed housing development sites containing 15 or more dwellings..... the Council will negotiate to ensure that 35% of the total number of dwellings to be built on the site is classified as being ‘affordable’ (this figure is reduced to 17.5% for housing developments in Stockport town centre). However, if this percentage would hinder the achievement of other planning objectives on the development site, then the Council may be willing to reduce the amount of affordable housing provision if special circumstances apply."

[Dave]

"No affordable housing" seems distinctly unpleasant.

Indeed.  As if to say (in the nicest possible way) 'it's OK, you won't be living near poor people......'   

[hollins]

I agree with Middlewood that a scheme apparently promoting itself with the phrase "No affordable housing" seems distinctly unpleasant.

Since one of the later paragraphs  (bottom of page 2) says "There is no affording housing ..." [sic] it hasn't been proof-read very well, either.

[Middle wood]

So why no affordable housing (something rather unpleasant about that boast)? Surely affordable houses are needed that young people and families can have a realistic opportunity to buy in Compstall as much as anywhere else?

It looks nice enough a development but it doesn't look too hopeful that these properties will be much different from many new developments which are small, crammed together and with postage stamps as gardens.

[amazon]

Local folk and especially Compstall residents may be interested in the details of a Residential Development Site that has just come up for sale.

It also contains some details of the proposed development of the Compstall Mill site that may be of interest.

A pdf version is available here: www.marple-uk.com/misc/compstall-12-2014.pdf

Will be a good thing it needs sorting out its a mess .waiting to see what becomes of the george pub thats for sale ,

[admin]

Local folk and especially Compstall residents may be interested in the details of a Residential Development Site that has just come up for sale.

It also contains some details of the proposed development of the Compstall Mill site that may be of interest.

A pdf version is available here: www.marple-uk.com/misc/compstall-12-2014.pdf



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