124 apartments are proposed for land on the corner of Tithebarn Street, Old Vicarage and Bishopgate.
planning committee gave the go-ahead to the 124-property Tithebarn Gateway project, opposite the bus station, in July last year – in spite of the fact that none of the flats were proposed to fall into the affordable homes category.
For the same reason, the firm was also exempt from the £46,000 that had been requested by Lancashire County Council as a contribution towards the new school places that would be needed as a result of the new block. Under the agreement, the owner of the site will submit a fresh assessment of the viability of the development before the point at which a quarter of the dwellings are occupied.If the council and the owner agree – or a viability specialist determines – that a “surplus” has been made, then half of the amount will be paid over as a contribution to the cost of creating affordable housing somewhere else in the city. It can also be used for the school place funding wanted by County Hall.
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