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Tuesday 12 August 2014

The pressures to build on green fields: 'intention to build'... is not the same as 'applying for outline planning permission' ... is not the same as 'applying for full planning permission'

Within the context of campaigns and comment over the 'green belt'
Futures Forum: The pressures to build on green fields: "the number of new homes is growing"
Futures Forum: The pressures to build on green fields: CPRE: "new out-of-town developments are top of the list concerns"

... the government has indeed said it is trying to encourage building on 'brownfield sites' 
- with a host of new policies:
Councils urged to bid for 5m brownfield site fund - LocalGov

However, on the ground, things look rather different.

As in Feniton:

Wainhomes has regrouped ready for the next onslaught

Posted on August 5, 2014 by susiebond

Like a petulant child who fails to understand the word ‘No!’, Wainhomes has made public its intention to build more houses in the poor besieged village of Feniton.

Fifty homes won at appeal in 2012 are currently under construction on land off Station Road, marketed as Winchester Park. The site itself was not a site which the Parish Council, the District Council or indeed the people of Feniton wanted to see developed.


Wainhomes fought a Super Inquiry in January this year to build an extension of 83 houses to Winchester Park and the result of the inquiry, made public just four months ago, dismissed the appeal on the grounds of sustainability and landscape amenity.

The decision by Planning Inspector, Jessica Graham, has not stopped the voracious ambitions of this developer, who intend to put the village through yet more misery.

But to be clear, there is no formal application currently with EDDC … Wainhomes have simply expressed an intention which planners have to consider.

Reports that the developer is already marketing the additional homes they hope to build in Feniton is simply a marketing ploy to demonstrate that there is interest in the new houses.

Like any plan, this application has to be assessed by planners, meet with the approval of Feniton Parish Council, be subject to full public consultation, and be approved by the Planning Committee at EDDC. Eventually, the extra houses could be the subject of an appeal.

Any potential purchaser who is thinking that their new home will have magnificent countryside views might be wise to consider precisely what Wainhomes’ next strategic move might be before buying.


Wainhomes has regrouped ready for the next onslaught | Susie Bond

This developer has 'simply expressed an intention' to build - rather than actually putting in a planning application...

Meanwhile, it seems that, generally speaking, there is more interest amongst developers in applying for 'outline planning permission' - rather than going the full hog...

WHY DO SO MANY DEVELOPERS APPLY FOR OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION RATHER THAN FULL PLANNING PERMISSION?

28 July 2014

A possible reason is given in a comment on a blog quoted below which is about a shortage of planning officers due to cuts:

“The reason for the gap is developers have found a gap. 
They go for outline planning permission with the minimum of detail hoping the details will be left to reserved matters, and with planning departments under pressure to provide housing, the developer hopes he can push the development through with the minimum of restrictions. 

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