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      • Staines Old Fire Station
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      • Shabbington 15 Units
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      • Multi Use Gaming Area, Witney, Oxfordshire
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      • Ducklington Office Space
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      • Goosey Stables
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      • West Hanney Listed Building
      • Stanford in the Vale Listed Building
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Buscot Park Renewable Heating Project
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      • Ménage extension, Mortimer, Reading
      • Kintbury, Hungerford, RG17
      • Change of Use Weston on the Green
      • Renovation of The Old Schoolhouse
      • Barn Change of Use Chalgrove
      • 2 Ancillary Outbuildings Near Witney
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Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Draft Charging Schedule

15/7/2020

 
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West Oxfordshire District Council have announced a new consultation for two of their emerging planning documents, the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule and the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). Both of the consultations are running from Friday 10th July until 5pm on Friday 21st August.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Draft Charging Schedule

CIL is a charge levied per square metre on most new development, which is to be used for improvements to the local infrastructure such as roads and new leisure facilities. Once the schedule is adopted, the charge will apply to all future planning applications as well as those that are awaiting determination. The chargeable floorspace relates to gross internal area (GIA).

The Council are aiming to adopt the CIL charging schedule by Autumn 2020.
The proposed charge is set out in the charging schedule, the document that is undergoing consultation, and is outlined below:
Zone       1 – 10 Dwellings        11+ Dwellings          Extra-care Housing        Strategic Sites
Low         £200perm2                  £100 per m2             £100 per m2                     £0 per m2
Medium  £250 per m2                 £125 per m2             £100 per m2                    £0 per m2
High       £300 per m2                 £150 per m2             £100 per m2                    £0 per m2


Non-residential CIL (District-wide)
All non-residential uses (except retail)       £0 per m2
Food supermarket retail (A1)                     £100 per m2


The CIL rates above will be index-linked, meaning that the charges will change annually in accordance with the RICS All-in Tender Price Index. An updated version of the charging schedule will be published annually to reflect this.
The low zone is expected to cover the key settlements of Carterton and the surrounding area. The medium zone is expected to cover settlements such as Witney, Charlbury and Chipping Norton whilst the high charge zone covers the rest of the district, including Woodstock and Cassington. The draft zones can be seen in the figure below.




















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There are some exemptions to the charge, including for some residential annexes and extensions, self-build houses and flats.

The new schedule and supporting evidence can be viewed online.

Affordable Housing Draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
The Affordable Housing Draft SPD addresses affordable housing, providing guidance to support the local planning authority, developers, housing providers and local communities on how West Oxfordshire District Council will achieve the delivery of affordable housing within the district.

The feedback received will be considered before the draft SPD is submitted for examination is published in autumn 2020, before undergoing a further public consultation prior to any further amendments and adoption. Once it is adopted, it will be a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

The current demand for affordable housing is shown in the graph below. It illustrates a significant demand for smaller 1 and 2-bedroom units. This demand is reflected in Policy H3 of the adopted Local Plan which requires that 65% of affordable dwellings should be smaller units.

The threshold for affordable housing is set out in Policy H3 and states that housing schemes of 11 or more, or which have a maximum combined gross floor space of more than 1,000m2 will be required to provide affordable housing on-site as a proportion of the market homes as follows:
  • High value zone – 50%
  • Medium value zone – 40%
  • Low value zone – 35%
The draft SPD echoes and supports what is stated in Policy H3. The documents outlines the future affordable housing provision in West Oxfordshire, the affordable housing standards and design requirements as well as viability and delivery mechanisms. It also discusses new routes for delivery, including:
– The ‘Blenheim approach’, where WODC continue their partnership with Blenheim Estate to deliver affordable housing which will be owned by Blenheim with the aim of keeping them in the rental market. Shared ownership properties will also be provided; and
– The ‘Partnership with Legacy Landowners’, where WODC aims to partner with legacy landowners to accelerate the delivery of affordable housing. They are encouraging discussion with landowners who are considering development, and are particularly interested in rural exception sites that would meet the affordable housing needs of smaller rural settlements.

It should be noted that the main delivery mechanisms will continue to be S106 agreements. An example of this can be viewed in Appendix 3 of the draft SPD.
With regards to design criteria, WODC have set out the following criteria when designing affordable housing:
  • There should be no distinction between affordable units and market units;
  • The level of parking provision should be the same for both affordable housing units and market units; and
  • The affordable units should be distributed evenly throughout the development, where practicable, in order to promote social inclusion and mixed communities. Any deviation from this will be examined during the application process.

In addition to this criteria, following WODC declaring a climate and ecological emergency they have begun to push for zero-carbon homes and sustainable design. In future, the environmental sustainability will become an increasingly important factor in the determination of planning applications. This is reflected in WODC expecting all applications to take full consideration of the environmental and climate change policies within the Local Plan & asking applicants to demonstrate, within the application, how the design of new affordable homes will meet or go beyond the high standards of sustainability.
The SPD is available for viewing online at the following link:
https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policy/supplementary-planning-documents/
Should you wish to understand what this could mean for your land and developments or are considering making commenting on either document, please get in touch to discuss your options.ommunity Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Draft Charging Schedule


















There are some exemptions to the charge, including for some residential annexes and extensions, self-build houses and flats.
The new schedule and supporting evidence can be viewed online.

Affordable Housing Draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
The Affordable Housing Draft SPD addresses affordable housing, providing guidance to support the local planning authority, developers, housing providers and local communities on how West Oxfordshire District Council will achieve the delivery of affordable housing within the district.

The feedback received will be considered before the draft SPD is submitted for examination is published in autumn 2020, before undergoing a further public consultation prior to any further amendments and adoption. Once it is adopted, it will be a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

The current demand for affordable housing is shown in the graph below. It illustrates a significant demand for smaller 1 and 2-bedroom units. This demand is reflected in Policy H3 of the adopted Local Plan which requires that 65% of affordable dwellings should be smaller units.

The threshold for affordable housing is set out in Policy H3 and states that housing schemes of 11 or more, or which have a maximum combined gross floor space of more than 1,000m2 will be required to provide affordable housing on-site as a proportion of the market homes as follows:
  • High value zone – 50%
  • Medium value zone – 40%
  • Low value zone – 35%
The draft SPD echoes and supports what is stated in Policy H3. The documents outlines the future affordable housing provision in West Oxfordshire, the affordable housing standards and design requirements as well as viability and delivery mechanisms. It also discusses new routes for delivery, including:
– The ‘Blenheim approach’, where WODC continue their partnership with Blenheim Estate to deliver affordable housing which will be owned by Blenheim with the aim of keeping them in the rental market. Shared ownership properties will also be provided; and
– The ‘Partnership with Legacy Landowners’, where WODC aims to partner with legacy landowners to accelerate the delivery of affordable housing. They are encouraging discussion with landowners who are considering development, and are particularly interested in rural exception sites that would meet the affordable housing needs of smaller rural settlements.

It should be noted that the main delivery mechanisms will continue to be S106 agreements. An example of this can be viewed in Appendix 3 of the draft SPD.
With regards to design criteria, WODC have set out the following criteria when designing affordable housing:
  • There should be no distinction between affordable units and market units;
  • The level of parking provision should be the same for both affordable housing units and market units; and
  • The affordable units should be distributed evenly throughout the development, where practicable, in order to promote social inclusion and mixed communities. Any deviation from this will be examined during the application process.

In addition to this criteria, following WODC declaring a climate and ecological emergency they have begun to push for zero-carbon homes and sustainable design. In future, the environmental sustainability will become an increasingly important factor in the determination of planning applications. This is reflected in WODC expecting all applications to take full consideration of the environmental and climate change policies within the Local Plan & asking applicants to demonstrate, within the application, how the design of new affordable homes will meet or go beyond the high standards of sustainability.
The SPD is available for viewing online at the following link:
https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policy/supplementary-planning-documents/
Should you wish to understand what this could mean for your land and developments or are considering making commenting on either document, please get in touch to discuss your options.


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  • Home
  • About Us
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    • How we work
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  • Services
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    • Planning Strategy
    • Planning Applications
    • Land Promotion
    • Barn Conversions
    • Heritage Projects
    • Professional Objections
    • Appeals
  • Projects
    • Barn Conversions >
      • Class Q, Newbury, Berkshire
      • Full Planning Permission, Blewbury, Oxfordshire
      • Full Planning Permission, Corsham
      • Class Q, Wootton Fields Farm Barn
      • Class Q, Royal Wootton Bassett Big Barn
      • Class Q, Gainfield, Faringdon
      • Class Q, Granborough, Aylesbury Vale
      • Full Planning Permission, Ampney Crucis, Cotswolds
      • Class Q, Sutton Courteney
    • Self-Build Projects >
      • Replacement Dwelling, Cotswolds
      • Garden Subdivision, Baughurst
      • Brownfiled Subdivision, Stadhampton
      • Barn Restoration, Chalgrove
      • Wantage, Agricultural Dwelling
      • The Riverbank, Windsor
      • Innovative green roofed self build, Gerrards Cross
      • Collingbourne-Ducis (in Conservation Area)
      • Wantage AONB
      • All Cannings Plot Subdivision
      • Barn-Like Dwelling, Didcot
      • Drayton Mill
      • Hillgreen AONB
      • Broad Town Swindon
      • South Cerney
      • New Dwelling, The Ridings, Oxford (Green Belt)
    • Large Developments >
      • Stanton St Quintin - 17 Units
      • East Sussex, 40 Dwellings
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Stadhampton 14 Units
      • Blackheath Station Car Park Redevelopment
      • Lydiard Millicent 9 Units
      • Bedfordshire, 21 dwellings
      • Shabbington 15 Units
      • Stadhampton 21 dwellings
    • Small Developments >
      • Abingdon, 2 dwellings
      • Little Milton 5 Units, Oxfordshire
      • Harwell 4 Dwellings
      • Little Chalfont Replacement Dwelling
      • Granborough Replacement Dwelling
      • Oxford 4 Dwellings
      • Camberley 2 Dwellings
      • Peterborough 3 Dwellings
      • Sutton Courtenay 3 Dwellings
      • Brightwalton 3 Dwellings
      • Wiltshire 4 Units
    • Strategic Land >
      • Clevedon, North Somerset
      • Stourport, Worcestershire 60-70 Units
      • Earlswood, West Midlands - Green Belt Release
      • Taunton, Land south of
      • Troon, Cornwall
      • Wythall, Birmingham
      • Various Co-op Disposals
      • Shurdington, Cheltenham
    • Commercial Projects >
      • Retail and Residential Development Wroughton, Wiltshire
      • Multi Use Gaming Area, Witney, Oxfordshire
      • Commercial Premises Expansion
      • Commercial Car Park Expansion
      • Ducklington Office Space
    • Equestrian Projects >
      • Equestrian project with restaurant, Addington, Buckinghamshire
      • Equestrian Indoor Arena, West Wellow, Hampshire
      • Goosey Stables
      • Goosey Stables 2
      • Indoor Equestrian Arena Durley
      • Equestrian Facility Plans
    • Heritage Projects >
      • Blewbury, Oxfordshire
      • Listed Thatched Cottage in East Hendred
      • West Hanney Listed Building
      • Stanford in the Vale Listed Building
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Buscot Park Renewable Heating Project
    • Domestic Alterations >
      • Ménage extension, Mortimer, Reading
      • Kintbury, Hungerford, RG17
      • Change of Use Weston on the Green
      • Renovation of The Old Schoolhouse
      • Barn Change of Use Chalgrove
      • 2 Ancillary Outbuildings Near Witney
  • Sites for sale
    • Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14
    • Blewbury, Oxfordshire, OX11
    • Ball Hill, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20
    • Manningford Bruce, Pewsey, Wiltshire
    • Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12
    • Sites Sold >
      • Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
      • Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
      • Bishopswood, Baughurst, RG26
      • Maulden, Bedfordfordshire, MK45 2AE
      • Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, OX10
  • News
  • Advice
    • The role of a Planning Consultant
    • Demolition and planning permission
    • Class Q Barn Conversions
    • About the AONB
    • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) >
      • What is Chargeable Floorspace
    • Planning App Fees
    • Interactive Green Belt Map
    • Speaking at planning committee
    • Flooding: Sequential and Exception Tests
    • Keeping your planning permission alive
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Contact