Consultation outcome

Section 106 planning obligations - speeding up negotiations

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Published: 20 February 2015
• Last updated: 25 March 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Government response to consultation

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-4570-6

PDF, 318 KB, 13 pages

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Detail of outcome

The Autumn Statement 2014 included a commitment to consult on measures to speed up section 106 agreements as part of the government’s commitment to delivering a faster and more effective planning system.

That consultation, which included a question on student accommodation and affordable housing contributions, took place between 20 February and 19 March 2015 and a summary of the responses, and the government’s response, is available here.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on different methods that may be used to speed up agreeing section 106 planning obligations.

This consultation ran from
20 February 2015 to 11:45pm on 19 March 2015

Consultation description

The Autumn Statement 2014 included a commitment to consult on measures to speed up section 106 agreements as part of the government’s commitment to delivering a faster and more effective planning system.

We are seeking views on proposals relating to the following 2 areas:

• speeding up the negotiation and completion of section 106 planning obligations
• whether the requirement to provide affordable housing contributions acts as a barrier to development providing dedicated student accommodation

Documents

Section 106 planning obligations – speeding up negotiations: student accommodation and affordable housing contributions consultation

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-4497-6

PDF, 516 KB, 19 pages

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Published 20 February 2015
Last updated 25 March 2015 + show all updates

1. 25 March 2015

   Government response and summary of responses added.

2. 20 February 2015

   First published.