Consultation on Guide to Developer Contributions
A consultation will take place to the Developer’s Guide to WDC’s Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document. This is important as it ensures that wards and areas of the town that bear the pain from new building get their fair share of the benefits in terms of spend on schools/transport/community provision/ect.
The Town to date has been the main recipient of the pain from new building . The question is has the Town received the full benefit in terms of developer contributions. Have we seen the resulting spend being directed to the areas that have seen the pain of the new developments? In Ryemead we have seen massive development but little reinvestment back into the area in terms of investment in community centres, alleviating traffic congestion or addressing parking problems.
Residents are commenting that they dont see real tangible benefits in terms of better community and leisure services, new and improved community centres, more allotment provision, more buses (when they want them), easing of traffic congestion and better parking —Your Liberal Democrat councillors are asking the Tory council to explain with all the additional funds coming in from developers why are we not seeing a massive improvement in services?
This is your opportunity to find out whats been happening and whats planned for the future
The guide is the document which outlines programmes and schemes to which developer contributions will be put, and highlights how much different types and sizes of schemes will be expected to contribute to different categories of infrastructure.
The guide is reviewed annually to take account of the latest project and building costs, and the latest information about gaps and shortfalls in community infrastructure.
The consultation will take place from 4 June-2 July. As part of this, a seminar for stakeholders about the proposed changes will take place in the Council Chamber on Tuesday 24 June, at 4.30-6.30pm. This event is open to all stakeholders/community groups and individuals representing groups
If you would like to attend the seminar please contact Carol Courcha by email carol_courcha@wycombe.gov.uk or phone 01494 421277.
Your Liberal Democrat councillors encourage you to attend the event to find out how these contributions will be used in the future and make comment on what you want for your town
