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Tuesday 24 January 2017

Knowle relocation project: full Pegasus contract published

Yesterday, the District Council decided to release the full documentation for the contract with PegasusLife, plus the report compiled by agents Savills:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: BREAKING NEWS >>> >>> District Council withdraws appeals and commits to publishing full Pegasus contract

This followed attempts back in November 2015 through Freedom of Information requests to get hold of the information :
Decision process which led to the award of the conditional contract with Pegasus re Knowle - a Freedom of Information request to East Devon District Council - WhatDoTheyKnow
Pegasus agreement re Knowle - a Freedom of Information request to East Devon District Council - WhatDoTheyKnow

There has been further comment on Streetlife:
Streetlife | The Knowle and Pegasus

Here are the documents released by the District Council, now made available:

the complete bid evaluation document from Savills

the full PegasusLife contract

the redacted PegasusLife contract 

notes highlighting the differences between the redacted and full contracts

A first observation would be that the redacted information was overwhelmingly about: 
> S106/CIL contributions, 
> affordable housing, and 
> overage

All of which were very controversial at the time of the planning application:
Futures Forum: Knowle Relocation Project: How to classify the proposed development: as C3 housing or as C2 care home?
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: planning application to be considered by District Council: Tuesday 6th December >>> planning officers dismiss the need for affordable housing, their own Local Plan, and similar PegasusLife applications which have been refused
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: planning application to be considered by District Council: Tuesday 6th December >>> planning officers brush aside planning policies
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: deciding to sell >>>>>>>>>> >>> 'overage' and the dangers of selling Knowle short >>> one year on

Further comment to follow...

See also:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: contracts exchanged for sale with preferred bidder Pegasus
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: contracts exchanged: >>> >>> "The council's continued commitment to hand over the remaining parkland to the ownership of Sidmouth Town Council."
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