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S106 planning agreements

Decisions for all new residential units and commercial development (above a certain threshold) will be subject to a legal agreememt. An example of this would be a case where the applicant is required to pay the City Council to improve open space near the site to meet the needs of development and benefit the wider community. In these cases a decision notice will not be issued until the legal agreement has been signed. A draft Heads of Terms needs to be submitted with the application as part of the validation process. This can be done online or a via a downloadable form.

Step by step guide for Planning Obligations

A contribution will be sought on all applications for one residential dwelling and above, and for commercial premises over a certain threshold. Please refer to the documentation below and select the Planning Obligations Implementation Scheme Calculator or contact the planning obligations officer for further details.

Planning obligations scheme


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