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' or 'Unilateral Undertakings'.
Planning obligations can involve direct works or actions by the developer, and/or financial contributions to the council. Planning obligations must be relevant to the development and reasonable to the scale and kind of the 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.
To assist applicants Lambeth has also developed a non statutory Planning Obligations S106 Toolkit that can be used to calculate a baseline requirement for planning obligations. As the toolkit only calculates the tariff based financial obligations it is important for applications to consult the Supplementary Planning Document to determine what else is likely to be required.
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