tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post2429302619824532986..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (233)Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-7048831043115290932012-09-07T07:10:20.495+01:002012-09-07T07:10:20.495+01:00AC, correct, that was the other strange assumption...AC, correct, that was the other strange assumption. Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-38278308235963196392012-09-06T23:43:41.107+01:002012-09-06T23:43:41.107+01:00If somebody grants planning permission for a shopp...If somebody grants planning permission for a shopping centre on my garden such that it becomes so valuable that LVT would be £1 million a month, I will be very happy to sell my house for £10 million to a property developer, and retire to the Bahamas.<br /><br />Apart from the fact that my garden is only big enough for a market stall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-59351674513959366262012-09-05T13:58:24.274+01:002012-09-05T13:58:24.274+01:00> "as part of the LVT legislation, just ba...> "as part of the LVT legislation, just ban anyone from applying for planning permission without the landowner's consent"<br /><br />Bad idea.Sarton Banderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844470766043319292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-59529127286054584782012-09-05T11:30:28.474+01:002012-09-05T11:30:28.474+01:00JB, good answer, but of course there are marginal ...JB, good answer, but of course there are marginal situations where it is preferable for planning to be granted anyway - which is what we might call 'zoning', whether the Homeys like it or not. <br /><br />And whatever laws there are, there is nothing to stop yer shopping centre developer from approaching the council and saying <i>"You are getting £x million in LVT from this shaded area on the map, I'll pay you double if you give me planning for my shopping centre."</i><br /><br />It's all a question of how that extra gets divvied up between existing land users, the council and the developer.<br /><br />B, good one. Or the flats above the Chimes shopping centre in Uxbridge. It's just 'flats above shops' writ large.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-74991409662302554322012-09-05T11:12:28.855+01:002012-09-05T11:12:28.855+01:00"and/or stipulate that part of the shopping c..."and/or stipulate that part of the shopping centre land will be used to provide flats"<br /><br />Or, simpler still, use all that wasted space over the top of the shopping centre to build flats. If land values are high enough, this is what happens, e.g. '70's tower block at Elephant and Castle.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-60591859968233423112012-09-05T10:33:00.752+01:002012-09-05T10:33:00.752+01:00My answer last time this came up was simply "...My answer last time this came up was simply "as part of the LVT legislation, just ban anyone from applying for planning permission without the landowner's consent". Your points are all valid AFAICS, but this clause makes the whole discussion redundant at no cost to anybody.john bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784096180652522939noreply@blogger.com