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Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report

Representation ID: 622

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: IM Properties

Agent: Harris Lamb

Representation Summary:

The introduction of the Nationally Described Space Standard has implications for viability since it introduces a significant additional cost to new house building without necessarily any uplift in values. It can, therefore, reduce the ability of schemes to provide other planning obligations. We, therefore, suggest it is removed.

Full text:

The introduction of the Nationally Described Space Standard has implications for viability since it introduces a significant additional cost to new house building without necessarily any uplift in values. It can, therefore, reduce the ability of schemes to provide other planning obligations. We, therefore, suggest it is removed.