Huge new Preston estate will yield no cash for extra school places in spite of ‘desperate need’ for them
As part of the hybrid approval granted for the scheme, which includes two nearby parcels of land - one of which will see 429 homes built on it and the other 26 - Wain Homes will also hand over more than eight acres to the city council for just £1 in order to allow the development of a so-called “linear park” that will run through the wider area.
Yet there was also disquiet over that plan, because the area earmarked by the authority for the green spaceThe committee heard that in order to comply with local planning policies governing developer contributions, Wain Homes would be expected to fork out £13.6m for the larger plot - almost £32,000 for every house to be built.That sum includes the £1.6m sought by Lancashire County Council for 64 extra secondary school places, as well as £3.
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