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ST GEORGES BARRACKS EVOLVING MASTER PLAN AND HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS CASE

Meeting: 21/01/2019 - Council (Item 526)

526 ST GEORGES BARRACKS EVOLVING MASTER PLAN AND HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS CASE pdf icon PDF 177 KB

To receive Report No. 18/2019 from the Chief Executive.

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Minutes:

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The Chairman announced his intention to allow Mr Hemsley 15 minutes to present the report after which any Councillors wishing to respond would be allowed five minutes each. Points of order could also be asked for and would not be included in the allocated time. If at 9.30pm the Council was still in debate then in accordance with Procedure Rule 58, the Chairman would ask that the time for the meeting be extended by 30 minutes.

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Report No.18/2019 was received from the Chief Executive, the purpose of which was for Council to consider the recommendations approved by Cabinet (Report 234/18) relating to the evolving Masterplan for the St George’s site and the associated Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) Business Case.

 

Mr Hemsley introduced the report and moved the recommendations. Mr Brown seconded the recommendations and reserved his position to speak later in the debate.

 

During debate the following points were raised:

 

·         Mrs Stephenson, commented that Rutland was undergoing a huge period of change and that Rutland would evolve was certain but that how it did that, was not. The timing of the paper was unfortunate but necessary as investing in infrastructure from the outset was logical and necessary. Missing out on the HIF bid would leave the Council vulnerable to being in debt for a long time.

·         Mr Conde felt that there had been a good level of public engagement and therefore Ketton Parish Council had decided to keep an open mind as they appreciated that this was a long term phased project, rather than about the number of homes in the next five years, and that the vote was about initial infrastructure funding rather than the final plan.

·         The comments of Mrs Stephenson and Mr Conde were endorsed by Mr Begy who warned of the dangers of the Council stagnating unless it kept its options open and did not close doors at this early stage.

·         Mr Oxley reminded Councillors that in the past developers’ promises on the number of affordable homes had failed to materialise. Having an opportunity to be involved from the very start of the project was important because of the scale and number of homes being proposed and would ensure that the correct infrastructure was put in place. It would also enable the Council to influence the design so that it complemented existing Rutland villages.

·         Mr Wilby commented that the St George’s project had been subject to a great level of scrutiny and would continue to be so. The project offered the chance to get in early to organise transport and build a properly equipped school.

·         Mrs Burkitt felt that the decision Councillors were being asked to make was not an easy one. If they did not vote for the HIF bid submission then there was a danger that unchecked developers’ schemes would lose Rutland’s identity but equally she recognised residents’ concerns that Rutland communities had evolved over a long time and that the proposed development threatened this.

·         Mr Lammie was the only member who  ...  view the full minutes text for item 526