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RECREATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SMALL SITES

Summary

The Council has adopted a new policy (HS16) that requires a financial contribution from all residential planning permissions granted, where it is not practical to incorporate an area of public open space on either the site itself, or nearby. This approach ensures that all residential developments contribute to providing for either new and/or improved public open space. The following information is for sites smaller than 1.5 hectares.

The following information is of use to developers of sites smaller than 1.5 hectares:

Supplementary Planning Guidance for the provision of outdoor recreation facilities and open space for sites under 1.5 hectares.

Charges per dwelling dependent upon the number of bedrooms

Prices effective from 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Bedrooms in Dwelling:

1 - £566.00

2 - £1,132.00

3 - £1,984.00

4 - £2,830.00

5+ - £3,396.00

(Up to date rates can be obtained from the Horticultural and Countryside Manager.)

Inclusions and exceptions to the above charges

Application of the Playing Space Standard

Developments likely to be subject to playing space requirement:

  • All new dwellings built on previously undeveloped sites,
  • Dwelling gains resulting from redevelopment,
  • Conversions, or part conversions, creating additional independent residential units with separate facilities
  • Permanent permissions for mobile homes.

Developments that are not likely to be subject to the playing space requirement or elements thereof:

  • Replacement dwellings (on a one for one basis),
  • Extensions and annexes within the curtilage of a main property for dependent relatives,
  • Very sheltered housing schemes, nursing homes, controlled hostel accommodation,
  • Bedsit accommodation with shared facilities,
  • Temporary permissions for mobile homes,
  • Rural Exception Sites (affordable housing in villages where speculative housing would not be allowed) - Policy HS06.


For more information, you may wish to download the full Supplementary Planning Guidance (PDF, 152Kb).

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Last updated on: 26 September 2008 | Date of next review: 26 September 2009

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