Government launches consultation on renegotiating section 106 agreements
The Department for Communities and Local Government has issued a consultation paper on its proposal to reduce the time that must pass before a landowner can require the local planning authority (LPA)...
View ArticleExpert brokers to renegotiate section 106 agreements on stalled developments
The Government has announced plans for expert brokers to help local councils and developers to renegotiate planning agreements on stalled developments. The intermediaries will offer a free-of-charge...
View ArticleGovernment announces its housing plan: what’s in it for housebuilders?
The Government recently announced that it intends to implement several measures to boost housebuilding (and the economy) in the UK. The proposed measures that are will be of most interest to...
View ArticleNew guidance on the review and appeal of section 106 affordable housing...
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published guidance for section 106 renegotiations. A section 106 agreement is a bilateral agreement between a developer and a local...
View ArticleChancellor proposes Section 106 exemption for small developments
In last month’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government would publish a consultation paper on proposals to introduce a 10-unit threshold for Section 106...
View ArticleGovernment consults on speeding up section 106 negotiations
The Department for Communities and Local Government has launched a consultation on proposals for speeding up the process of negotiating and completing section 106 agreements. Section 106 contributions,...
View ArticleNew report urges local authorities to amend planning charges to help smaller...
A new report – ‘Housing development: the economics of small sites – the effect of project size on the cost of housing construction’ – compiled by the Building Cost Information Service of the Royal...
View Article