Bassetlaw MP attacks council infrastructure plan

MP John Mann has criticised Bassetlaw Council’s plans to introduce a Community Infrastructure Levy on new housing and economic developments in the district.

By The Newsroom

Published 14th Jul 2012, 15:35 BST

He said the authority are proposing to introduce a three-tier levy on properties above 150 square metres.

This means developments in Harworth will be charged £5 per square metre, £20 for Worksop and rural West and £55 per square metre for Retford and rural east.

Mr Mann said now is ‘not the time’ for such a levy to be introduced.

“we are in the middle of a double dip recession and need to encourage development. Having a Levy now will put financial barriers in the way and drive any sense of a recovery elsewhere,” he said.

“Now is not the time to disincentive development in this area. These proposals should be put on hold until we are in better economic times.”

For more on this story, please see next week’s Worksop Guardian.