Thread by @Andrewwood17

ASDA Crossharbour planning application update
Two main changes:
- 25% affordable housing (up from 17%)
- Won't now re-provide the petrol station on site
Details here
crossharbour-dc.co.uk
25% affordable is similar to many other developments approved around 2012-16, but later
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developments got closer to the policy required of 35% e.g. Skylines
But ASDA is financially difficult as need to be built in two phases, need to build new ASDA store + new primary school + 20,000 sq ft community hub for TH Council + £50m CIL meant I did not expect them to
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deliver 35% but I wonder if 25% is developer thinking they cannot sell apartments for as much post-COVID as pre-COVID? In 2015 Council underestimated price of apartments sold in the future
But there should be a late stage review which means if apartments sold for more then
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in viability analysis we get a cash share of any extra profits made, which Council can use to build affordable housing
Petrol station removal also probably a financial issue but I suspect its removal not opposed by TH Council/TfL
But where will the 500 vehicles a day using
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the ASDA petrol station go in the future given the failure of TH Council to expand/encourage electric vehicle charging on street?
But finishing a new petrol station in 2027, three years before the 2030 end date for the sale of new petrol / diesel vehicles I suspect an issue
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Council will get £50 million in CIL + 1,970 homes in total to meet its housing targets + new IDEA store/Community hub for free + school
The site is a site allocation in the Local Plan & tall buildings allowed but there are issues with the application
especially local impact
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But will it get built?
This is 3rd application on this site and the 1st one not built despite getting planning permission
More later as need to re-read the application
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