Object

Representation ID: 8455

Received: 24/03/2020

Respondent: Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation

Agent: Planning Matters

7.1.3 - Include North Herts College as key stakeholder. The LPA should also work with the applicant to determine the key additional stakeholders or produce an updated list of those who may be contacted to provide certainty and direction.

7.1.5 - It is greatly disappointing that there is no provision to require developers to contribute to training and apprenticeship programmes. This is a standard approach for many authorities, particularly in London, and this can make a significant contribution to local people. North Herts College can be the lead provider in these programmes funded by S106 contributions, but this can be supplemented by developer and contractor in house schemes. The current text places a reliance on Youth Connections, should in the future this no longer exist, an alternative mechanism should be in place.

7.4.2 - The Clinical Commission Group’s requirements will be reviewed regularly and thus to refer to the current edition will cause confusion at later date. The associated commentary may also not be relevant in the future.

7.4.3 - Object to the use of developer contributions to fund record digitisation. To insist upon contributions for this purpose would be contrary to the established legal requirements for payments and thus must not be pursued.

7.4.4 - Evidence of the expenditure of any health contributions should be provided to an applicant for the purposes of transparency and accountability.

7.6.1 to 4 - reference should be made to the legal validity of developer contribution requirements to ensure that requests relate appropriately to the associated
development.

7.8.4 - The Heritage Foundation would not support the freehold transfer of community buildings on its development site. This is not justified in planning policy terms and is contrary to the rules of the Foundation regarding the integrity of the Estate.

This is also not necessary to ensure the long-term use of community facilities and fails to recognise the role of other providers, such as local community groups and Community Land Trusts.

As such, we object to this requirement.

7.9.7 & 7.9.8 - It is not the role of the planning system to secure policing numbers.

7.10.2 - Should be all new major development.