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North Warwickshire Borough Council has prepared the following documents for public consultation. The consultation runs for a six week period from Thursday 29th January – Thursday 12 March 2015.

Meaningful Gap
Policy NW19 of the Adopted Core Strategy refers to the provision of a “Meaningful Gap” between Polesworth/Dordon and Tamworth, to maintain the separation between the settlements and respect their separate identities.

This consultation draws upon existing policy and other background information for evaluating the requirement and justification for what constitutes a “meaningful gap” policy in the Council’s Core Strategy.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
The Community Infrastructure Levy is a planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008 as a tool for local authorities to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of their area. It came into force on 6 April 2010 through the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 with Amendments in February 2014.

The proposed CIL charges, or rates, are informed by evidence within the “Review and Update of the Council’s Affordable Housing Viability Assessment,” and “CIL Study and the Community Infrastructure Levy Non-Residential Review and Update Viability Report. The statutory requirement for this stage requires the Authority to consult on its intentions for CIL with stakeholders.

Documents and supporting evidence can also be viewed and downloaded from the Borough Council’s website at http://www.northwarks.gov.uk/planningconsultations

NWBC encourage the viewing of documents and submission of comments electronically, where possible, to limit the use of paper and valuable resources used in the printing process.

Comments must be received by no later than 5:00pm on Thursday 12th March 2015

Comments will be made public and should be sent by post to the Forward Planning Team, North Warwickshire Borough Council, The Council House, South Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1DE, or by e-mail to: planningpolicy@northwarks.gov.uk