Draft Charging Schedule - Jan 2017

Object

Representation ID: 70351

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Ltd

Agent: The Planning Bureau

The Warwick CIL viability evidence is one of the few that does not appear to test the viability of specialist housing. Given the extent of the projected housing need for older persons accommodation, it is paramount that the WDC CIL charging schedule does not provide a rate of CIL that renders these forms of development unviable within the Authority.
Despite our representations the Council has not deemed it necessary to test the viability of specialist older persons accommodation.
The Council's recently refreshed CIL Viability Update 2016, demonstrates that high density flatted developments will not be able to support CIL and policy compliant levels of affordable housing.
Specialist accommodation for the elderly is also high density flatted development on previously developed sites, albeit the viability is more marginal given the increased proportion of communal floor space and build costs. We therefore have significant concerns that the CIL rates as proposed will hinder the delivery of these forms of development in Warwick district.