Issue Raised:
	IWC Response:	
1.		The proposals are good – the site is not overdeveloped.  
	Noted.	
2.		Will a purchaser be able to increase the density of the development once the site has been purchased?	IWC will ensure a covenant is placed on the title so that the maximum number of dwellings that can be built will reflect the number that we hope will be consented by the local planning authority as a result of the current planning application.  This will prevent any subsequent purchaser building more than this number.  Such a covenant will run with the land in perpetuity.	
3.		The gardens of adjacent property will be overlooked if housing is provided on this site.	The Gurnard Primary School site sits in a generally residential area, therefore the local planning authority will prefer any reuse of the site to be residential.  With regard to whether the new housing will overlook existing, adjacent housing, this has been taken into account in the current design, and houses have been pulled away from existing boundaries during the design process, to ensure overlooking is minimised.  The current proposals exceed the minimum distances between houses set by planning policy.	
4.		Could a retaining wall be provided to properties immediately adjacent to the access, if needed, to protect against construction traffic?	Any damage to adjacent property will need to be made good under the construction contract.	
5.		The wall on the current playground forms part of a garage to 57 Hilton Road.  Will this remain?	If any works need to be done to the wall which forms part of the garage to 57 Hilton Road, statutory legislation exists to protect such adjacent landowners, under Party Wall legislation.  Under this, any developer of an adjacent site is legally obliged to offer adjacent landowners protection to ensure that their property is not damaged, and pay any costs (including professional fees) associated with this.	
6.		What will happen to the existing attractive site boundaries?  Will they remain?
	IWC will do its best at this outline planning stage to protect existing boundaries, accordingly boundaries have been marked as “to remain” on our plans.  However, unless it is controlled by the local planning authority through planning conditions to any planning consent, this decision will remain with the final developer.	
7.		Can the hedge height along Cockleton Lane be maintained?
	Please see 6 above.	
8.		What will be the boundary treatments, to ensure they are adequately maintained for adjacent landowners.	The boundary treatments can be made a condition of any planning permission.  	
9.		It is understood that the existing school access was gifted to IWC for educational purposes only.  Please clarify.	This is not the case.  This can be seen on the land registry documentation IW67055 which is available from the Land Registry.  This shows the access sits within IWC’s ownership, and its use is unrestricted.	
10.		Will the footpath shown on site alongside Cockleton Lane be available for use by the public?
	The proposed footpath alongside Cockleton Lane will be a public footpath, and it is currently intended that this footpath will be adopted by the Isle of Wight Council.	
11.		How will construction traffic access the site? Hilton Road would not be able to cope with this.  Could a temporary access from Cockleton Lane be made available?	The issue of access for construction traffic will be raised with the local planning authority at planning application stage.  The local planning authority may condition the planning permission to control this.	
12.		There is a concern that access for all the new units will be from Hilton Road.
	The local planning authority has set a maximum of seven dwellings on this site due to the quality of the access from Hilton Road.  This number represents no more traffic movements than currently exist whilst the site is in school use.	
13.		Could the proposed footpath adjacent to Cockleton Lane be continued across the orchard and playing field?	The orchard and playing field are currently outside of this planning application, and will be discussed separately shortly with the Parish Council.	
14.		What will happen to the orchard and playing field? Could these be given to the community for community use?		Please see 13 above.	
15.		Can you confirm that the Council has no proposals for the redevelopment of the orchard and playing field?	The Strategic Assets Team can confirm that the Council has no proposals for the redevelopment of the orchard and playing field.	
16.		Are there any covenants on the orchard and playing field against certain uses?
	No. This can be seen on the land registry documentation IW67055, which is available from the Land Registry.	
17.		Please provide information regarding the decision to declare the land surplus (timing, process and detail).	The decision to declare Gurnard Primary School surplus was recently approved within the Delegated Decision 22/11, which can be viewed via the Council’s website, iwight.com (earlier Schools Re-Organisation delegated decisions approved the school closure and are also available via iwight.com). 	
18.		Please provide ownership details for the school buildings and pool, and clarify any differences between the two.	IWC owns the school buildings and pool under a single land registry title, number IW67055, which is available from the Land Registry.  	
19.		When will the land be marketed?

	A month or so following submission of the planning application, the planning authority will be able to confirm whether they are likely to recommend approval of the application.   If the application is likely to be approved, marketing will commence.  If the local planning authority proposes to make a recommendation for refusal, however, marketing will not commence.  It is hoped that the planning application will be submitted in August 2011, and therefore the Strategic Assets Team should be in a position to commence marketing in early October. 	
20.		What restrictions will the Council place on the land to ensure the end development reflects the current plans?	If planning permission is granted, the Council will place a covenant on the land to ensure that a maximum number of units are provided, which will reflect the number in the current planning application.  The design, etc will not be controlled by IWC, and will be the choice of the purchaser.	
21.		What is the Council’s criteria for selecting a purchaser for the site?
	The Council’s criteria for selecting a purchaser for this site will include a quality builder who is financially and practically able to deliver an attractive scheme for Gurnard.