Section 106 Explained
What are Section 106 planning obligations?
As part of the planning process a local planning authority and a developer may enter into a legal agreement to enable any adverse impacts of a development to be offset, to enhance the physical environment or to contribute to local facilities where this is not possible through planning conditions.
This agreement, known as a Section 106 agreement (the legislative basis for planning obligations is Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) is a delivery mechanism for the matters that are necessary to make a development acceptable in planning terms.
Planning contributions can cover a range of facilities and services including:
- affordable homes
- affordable business space
- highways, transport and travel schemes
- new open space
- funding of school places
- provision of employment training schemes.
Implementation and Monitoring
Section 106 Agreements, are legally binding agreements between the Council and a developer, which include matters linked to a proposed development that has been granted planning permission. The purpose of planning obligations is to enable any adverse impacts of a development to be offset, to enhance the physical environment or to contribute towards local facilities.
The Council monitors the implementation of these agreements by recording the heads of term and amount of financial contribution for the agreement, the date that money is received, spent and when relevant works are completed.
To find out more about Section 106 contributions negotiated, go to View Applications or the Annual Monitoring Report (AMR).
|Back to topHaringey’s policy on planning obligations
Haringey’s planning service has developed policy on planning obligations. Please see the Unitary Development Plan and Supplementary Planning Guidance for further information.
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