Object
Publication Plan November 2022
Representation ID: 5306
Received: 22/12/2022
Respondent: Miller Homes
Agent: Pegasus Group
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Policy is not justified as currently drafted and should be amended as suggested unless further evidence provided.
This policy refers to proposed developments causing ‘unacceptable impact’ on existing healthcare facilities but fails to define what level of impact is deemed unacceptable or how that is to be measured. The policy should acknowledge that not all residents of a development will be new to a catchment area of the relevant NHS Trust and that many will indeed be registered with local health care providers, thereby not creating any additional impacts.
Careful analysis is required in respect of the capacity of existing infrastructure to accommodate new patients, before reaching a conclusion as to what any CIL compliant financial contribution might be, and the requirement for CIL compliance of any request should be specified within the policy for clarity.
The policy is not justified as currently drafted and should be amended as suggested above unless further evidence provided.