Planning obligations (Section 106 agreements)
Planning obligations are agreements entered into between the council and developers, usually in conjunction with the granting of planning permission. They apply to land, binding it and whoever owns it. Made using powers under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, they are also known as 'Section 106 agreements'.
Planning obligations can involve either works and actions by the developer or financial contributions to the council. The obligations must be relevant or directly related to the development, and reasonable to the scale and type of development.
The Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for S106 Planning Obligations can be used to provide a baseline for negotiations on developments. This document sets out the Councils approach in seeking planning obligations in a transparent and consistent way. It will be used to help assess development applications and is part of the Lambeth Local Development Framework. Types of planning obligations sought by Lambeth include:
- affordable housing
- education
- community facilities
- public realm
- transport
- sustainability
- employment and training measures
- town centre and regeneration initiatives.
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