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Planning Obligations

What are Planning Obligations?

Planning obligations (or "section 106 agreements") are private agreements negotiated between
local planning authorities and persons with an interest in a piece of land (or "developers"), and are
intended to make acceptable development which would otherwise be unacceptable in planning
terms.

When is a Planning Obligation required?

Where Local Development Framework policies give details of likely section 106 requirements, a
statement of the proposed Heads of Terms may be submitted with the application.

Further Guidance

Further advice is available in ODPM Circular 05/2005, Planning Obligations and the model section 106 agreement.
 

Planning Obligations for Affordable Housing

For affordable housing schemes the draft Heads of Terms for a Section 106 Agreement as set out in the Companion Guide to IPATH (Interim Approach to Housing Development) should be provided.

The level of affordable housing that will be required within any scheme should be discussed with
the planning officer at an early stage. The Councils adopted housing policy is set out in the IPATH
(Interim Approach to Housing Development)
document.

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