CW2 Community Group

Sunday 07th April

3:00pm start

About CW2 Community Group

We are a community group of like minded individuals

living in the CW2 post coded area pulling together for a

common cause!

We are not politically aligned or activists!

We are a well structured and organised group looking to

work with and gain support from residents, the wider

community & our Councils to stop speculative

developers such as

Haddon Property Developments Ltd in their tracks!!

Meeting Purpose To provide the residents with progress update since our first meeting held on 19th March in

respect to the outline proposal for the development of 900 houses in Wychwood Village

by Haddon Property Developments Ltd

In turn – To create a community spirit for the benefit of all living in the local area.

This a residents, Gorsty Hill Golfers and invited guests ONLY meeting. Please declare if you are

not one of these groups.

Meeting Agenda

•Committee ratification

•Overview of last meeting (New attendees)

•Progress from last meeting (actions taken)

•Current planning conditions

•Group Actions – Next Steps

•Questions & Invited Guests

•Close

Questions at the end if you

would be so kind.

Committee Ratification

• Chairman – Andy Bailey (confirmed by public vote last meeting)

Proposed main committee members

• Vice Chairman – Trevor Sandry

• Central Communications & Social Networking – Ian Dews

• Strategic Communications & Co-ordinator – Andy Lamb

• Sub Group Co-ordinators – Paul Burt & Trevor Sandry

• Treasurer – Tom Applegarth

• AN-other – Fund raising and social events Co-ordinator

• AN-other - TBC

Not on the main committee

• Alison Tipping – Media & PR communications

• Sub Groups (Lawyers, Planners, Environmentalists, Researchers etc...)

CW2 Community Group – Proposed Committee

Overview of Last Meeting

New Attendees

Bovis's official response “This is not a planning application but a submission by a

neighbouring landowner to secure an allocation of land for development as part of Cheshire East Council's Local Plan process.

It is possible for objections to made to any such allocation to the Local Plan through the statutory planning process. Whilst Bovis will carefully consider whether or not as an adjoining landowner it is appropriate to make such representations to the Council at this stage, purchasers may wish to consider whether or not they wish to make their own submissions to the Council”.

Strategic Housing Land

Availability Assessment

(SHLAA)

• The definition of ‘deliverable’ is that a site is available now, offers a suitable location for housing development now and there is a reasonable prospect that housing will be delivered on the site within five years and in particular that the development of the site is viable.

• The definition of ‘developable’ is that a site is in a suitable location for housing development and there should be a reasonable prospect that it will be available for development and could be viably developed at a specific point in time.

• The definition of ‘not currently developable’ is where it is not known when a site could be developed. This may be, for example, because one of the constraints to development is severe, and it is not known if or when it might be overcome.

• Around 2,200 sites were considered as part of the Strategic

Housing Land Availability Assessment, of these

approximately 1,600 sites are considered suitable for

housing during the next 15 years.

• As can be seen these sites could potentially provide a total

of 49,645 dwellings over the next 15 years.

• The Development Strategy states that ‘Sufficient land will

be provided to accommodate at least 27,000 homes

between 2010 and 2030. This will be phased as follows:

– 2010 to 2015 - at least 1,150 homes each year (5,750 total)

– 2016 to 2020 - at least 1,250 homes each year (6,250 total)

– 2020 to 2030 - at least 1,500 homes each year (15,000 total)’

Proposed Development

Trevor Sandry

Material Planning Considerations – Proposed 900 houses (Is there a real need?)

– No new access roads (Extra circa 1600 cars in and out daily)

– Loss of visual aspect (quality of life)

– Extra 10-15 years of building before complete

– Environmental impact

– Impact on surrounding areas / local businesses

– Contrary to the current 106 agreement (4.4 - a & b)

– Not included in Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment

– Infrastructure issues – BT Internet / Local Roads

Role of Bovis

Can we approach

Sport England /

CPRE for help and

support?

Links to other local

campaigns

What happens to the

Golf Course if not

developed

How to involve Golf

Club Members?

Should we consult

with De Vere?

Who owns the

sewage plant?

Clarify Bovis legal

packs re possible mis-

representation

What do

Countryside actually

still own?

Proactive Marketing

/ Media / Celebrity

Involvement

Value of green space

– Objections to

Duchy proposals

Timing of letters and

objections

Working with the

Parish and Local

Council

Role of Countryside

– Do we need to

contact them?

Create co-

ordinators for local

roads

How to involve Golf

Club Members?

We are engaging with the Golf Club Captain, Ladies Vice Captain and Handicap Secretary to ensure that the Golf

Members are adequately represented and included.

They / we have lost a fantastic Golf Club and we are keen to work with them going forward & get it back....

Current Planning Conditions

Andy Bailey

Section 106 Agreement

been in place since

08th October 2003

Section 106 agreements - In some cases, is where a planning

application will have a wider impact on the community the

applicant will be asked to enter into a “Section 106 Agreement or

Undertaking”. This is not the same as a planning condition.

What is a S106 Agreement?

A Section 106 agreement is a legal arrangement between the

Council and Developer. This involves the developer providing

some community or environmental return for the development.

This may support education, low cost housing or transport.

Section 106 agreements are not a way of „buying‟ planning

permission, they are a means to lessen the impact of a

development on the wider community.

Extract 106 agreement – 08th Oct 2003

4.4 Not at any time construct or cause or permit the

construction of any dwelling upon Countryside’s land if

the construction of that land would result in:

a: the number of dwelling now or hereafter constructed

on Countryside’s land or any part thereof together

with

b: the number of dwellings now or hereafter

constructed or lawfully permitted to be constructed

by any planning permission on the 1990 agreement

land (excluding Countryside land) or any part

thereof exceeding 725 (seven hundred and twenty

five) in total.

Extract 106 agreement – 08th Oct 2003

4.4 Not at any time construct or cause or permit the

construction of any dwelling upon Countryside’s land if

the construction of that land would result in:

a: the number of dwelling now or hereafter constructed

on Countryside’s land or any part thereof together

with

b: the number of dwellings ‘now or hereafter’

constructed or lawfully permitted to be constructed

by any planning permission on the 1990

agreement land (excluding Countryside land) or

any part thereof exceeding 725 (seven hundred and

twenty five) in total.

Countryside Properties (106 Agreement)

• The 106 agreement that came into force on 08th Oct 03

allowed up to 725 dwellings (both North & South developments)

– Planning permission was granted for 390 dwellings on Wychwood

Park originally known as the South course.

– Planning permission was granted for 146 dwellings (Bryant) and

169 dwellings (Bovis) on Wychwood Village originally known as

the North course. This resulted in planning permission for 705

dwellings in total.

• Recent planning permission granted for Abbey Park Way in

2010 for 11 dwellings result in the total number increasing to

716 dwellings, which is 9 dwellings below the upper limit of

725 allowed under the original S106 Agreement.

Changes to

Section 106 Agreements

older than 5 years

On 28 February 2013 new regulations will come into force

which will alter the scope of section 106 agreements of the

Town and County Planning Act 1990 – which allows a

landowner / developer to apply to the local planning authority

for the modification or discharge of an existing section 106

agreement where it meets certain criteria.

Changes to more than 5 years old section 106 agreements

• Section 106 agreements over five years old are eligible for a specific

statutory process under section 106A(3) – which allows an application

to be submitted to the local planning authority requesting that it be

modified or discharged. Upon receipt of a valid application, the local

planning authority must consider whether the obligation(s) contained

in the section 106 agreement still serves a "useful purpose". In making

such a determination, the local planning authority can reach one of

three conclusions:

What does this mean?

a) that the planning obligation shall continue to have effect

without modification

b) that the obligation no longer serves a useful purpose, in which

case the local planning authority shall discharge it or

c) that the obligation continues to serve a useful purpose, but

would serve that purpose equally well if it had ,

effect subject to the modifications specified in the application,

in which case it shall have effect subject to those

modifications.

Restricted Covenants

A restrictive covenant is a promise by one person to another, (such as a buyer of land and a seller) not to do certain things with land/property. It binds the land and not an individual person and therefore "runs with the land". This means that the covenant continues even when the buyer sells the land on to another person. Restrictive covenants continue to have effect even though they may have been made many years ago and appear to be obsolete.

What is a restrictive covenant

Part 3 –

• 8. Dwellings Not

– 8.1 to erect more than 500 dwellings on the Property

– 8.2 to apply for planning permission or reserve matters approval for the erection of more than 500 dwellings on the Property without first giving the Transferor written notice that it intends to do so.

Current restrictive covenants

Already 50% increase

Application would take it to 320%

Area Sub-group needs to spend time on this matter!

The impact would not only allow housing

development on Wychwood Village –

It blows open the door

for development on

Wychwood Park!!

IMPACT ON DISCHARGE OF 106 AGREEMENT or AMENDMENT TO RESTRICTED COVENANT

ALL OUR COMMUNITY

How Can You Help!

First and foremost • Please refrain from walking dogs and letting

children play on the golf course!!

• Residents please monitor activities on the course for wildlife and look to protect or encourage it.

• Keep a general eye on the club house & land and you MUST report any unusual activity or

encampments

• Please feed all activity and information through CW2 Community Group Website / Facebook

or direct to the Police!

Formation of sub-groups (Trevor Sandry & Paul Burt)

“ A group of professionally skilled experts in their field looking at ways

to extinguish and weaken Haddon’s proposal”

Collection of Residents contact

details If not already supplied (Ian Dews & Andy Lamb)

Tables to the right and left of the room at the end of meeting.

Group Contact Details Facebook: “Say NO the proposed

new development at Gorstyhill,

Wychwood Village”

Email: cw2@wychwoodvillage.co.uk

Website: www.wychwoodvillage.co.uk

Targeted Action

Two part written letters of

objection and a declaration

of intent

POST OUT ON

Monday 15th April

Please remember to support Rob at your local Post Office

in Weston or others local to other CW2 residents when purchasing your stamps (support local businesses)

Thank You

Questions & Introductions to

invited guests