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Consultation Outcome Published 25 Mar 2015 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ↗ View on GOV.UK

Section 106 planning obligations - speeding up negotiations

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

Opened 20 Feb 2015
Closed 19 Mar 2015
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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