Diversification special: Planning changes farmers need to watch out for

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS came into force on September 1 and the Government believed these would make the system of developer contributions simpler.

These amendments were intended to make it faster to introduce or amend CIL, give authorities more flexibility and make it fairer.

Mr Bunu said the changes would help developers better understand how CIL contributions will impact a project’s financial viability.

CONSULTATIONS ON DRAFT GUIDANCE ON MEASUREMENT OF LAND

DRAFT guidance on the measurement of land has recently been commissioned by the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors as it looked to provide worldwide consistency.

The consultation ran until September 17 and proposed five definitions of the global measurement of land:

■ Land area: Refers to the legal title area of land
■ Site area: The area of land used for planning application purposes
■ Net development area: The area from which financial value is directly derived, either income-producing or for sale
■ Plot ratio: The ratio of Gross External Area (GEA) of a building or buildings at each floor area, under the International Property Measurement Standards
■ Site coverage: The ratio of the building footprint’s GEA to the site area at ground floor level