Item 9 - app 3 - Developer Contributions
West Dunbartonshire Council · 8 June 2022
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AssessmentNo 501 Owner alan.williamson Resource Regeneration, Environment and Growth Service/Establishment Regeneration First Name Surname Job title Head Officer Alan Williamson Development Planning &Place Team Leader (include job titles/organisation) Members Ricardo Rea (Please note: the word 'policy' is used as shorthand for stategy policy function or financial decision) Policy Title Developer contributions The aim, objective,purpose and intended out come of policy The policy sets out the procedures for monitoring, requesting and allocating developer contributions Service/Partners/Stakeholders/service users involved in the development and/or implementation of policy. Developer contributions will, in the main be spent by the following Council services: Greenspace, Roads and Transportation, Regeneration, Planning Does the proposals involve the procurement of any goods or services? Yes If yes please confirm that you have contacted our procurement services to discuss your requirements. No SCREENING You must indicate if there is any relevance to the four areas Duty to eliminate discrimination (E), advance equal opportunities (A) or foster good relations (F) Yes Relevance to Human Rights (HR) Yes Relevance to Health Impacts (H) Yes Relevance to Social Economic Impacts (SE) Yes Who will be affected by this policy? Residents and visitors to West Dunbartonshire who will benefit from the infrastructure provided through Council expenditure of developer contributions. Who will be/has been involved in the consultation process? The policy relates to the internal procedures of how money received through developer contributions will be managed, reported and spent. The funding received is not a general funding pot, but is to be linked to projects connected in some way to the site that the developer contribution was received from. There is therefore no public involvement in the allocation of developer contribution funding. Please outline any particular need/barriers which equality groups may have in relation to this policy list evidence you are using to support this and whether there is any negative impact on particular groups. Needs Evidence Impact Age Cross Cutting The council needs to consider issues in the round Equality issues and other cross cut Ensuring that equality issues are considered at every stage supports a
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robust approach Disability Social & Economic Impact The council is committed so that developments support both social and economic inclusion Factors in this area cross cut Helps ensure a joined up approach Sex Gender Reassign Health The council is committed to ensuring that the physical environment supports health Mental and physical health cross cut, physical environments have impacts in these areas Helps ensure a joined up approach Human Rights Council needs to take account of the Human Rights Act These considerations cross cut with equalities, health and economic impact Positive in embedded human rights Marriage & Civil Partnership Pregnancy & Maternity Race Religion and Belief Sexual Orientation Actions Policy has a negative impact on an equality group,but is still to be implemented, please provide justification for this. Will the impact of the policy be monitored and reported on an ongoing bases? The receipt and expenditure of developer contributions will be reported to Planning Committee on an annual basis. Q7 What is you recommendation for this policy? Intoduce Please provide a meaningful summary of how you have reached the recommendation The policy requires that equality issues should be considered in the identification and design of projects making use of developer contribution funding.