Section 106 planning obligations
What can planning obligations do?
Legally, a planning obligation must:
- Be set out to make the proposed development acceptable in planning terms
- Directly relate to the proposed development
- Fairly and reasonably relate in scale and kind to the proposed development
There are three general aims to planning obligations:
- Achieving planning objectives: for example, securing the provision of affordable housing, in line with policies from the development plan
- Mitigating the impact of development: for example, if a new development would put pressure on the existing education infrastructure, then contributions could be sought towards a new education facility
- Compensating for loss or damage caused by development: for example, replacement or regeneration (landscape feature of biodiversity value, open space or a right of way)
These aims could vary, relative to the circumstances involved.
Last updated: 20/11/2023 17:26
