Pre-school

We understand that CBC’s legal department has stated that the S106 (planning  gain)  would not allow a pre-school to be included as part of the community building as the S106 currently stands. 


Well, that's a blow, we are still mired in planning bureaucracy and unable to divert available resources to one of the most needed facilities in the village. Hope fully someone will take the phrase "as the S106 currently stands" and test that for the maximum flexibility. 

Home farm section 106

Extremely useful visit from Anne Samme, senior planner at Central Beds last night. A key question is what happens to the section 106 agreement in Home Farm if Persimmon sell on parcels of the ground to other developers. They should all pick up, pro rata, a share of any provision in kind and any cash contribution. But there are so many loopholes that it would be good to feel that 106 enforcement officers are keeping a close eye on this.

The first stakeholder meeting will be next Thursday at Chicksands. It's being held there because the Councul does not have a budget to hire a room in Cranfield. It would seem reasonable for Persimmon to contribute to that.