THE FEED THE RICH AWARD (Part 2)
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Peel Holdings
There were so many developers in this category that the judging has been very difficult. Nominees included John Wilkinson, ASK, Countryside Properties, Miller Homes, LPC, KW Linfoot, Chapel Investment Holdings, Vale and Valley Properties, BH Three Ltd, the Higher Broughton Partnership and Urban Splash (again). But a late contender, Peel Holdings, has edged it, sneaking up on the outside…no, not with its racecourse development but with its mediacity:uk schemes…
Firstly the developer - with assets valued at over £4.5billion - got off without providing any affordable housing in its application for a huge 300 apartment, 23 storey block on the Quays. Despite the 20% Affordable Housing Guidance, the Council’s planning officer did “not consider it appropriate to secure affordable housing” because, although Peel’s plans were submitted after adoption of the Guidance, “pre-application discussions” were going on before that date.
Neither did the planning officer consider it necessary for Peel to pay the new increased SPD rate that Salford Council brought in last March, which covers a fee for things like infrastructure and construction training. This saved Peel over a quarter of a million quid…Suppose the poor luvs need every penny they can get… |
