S.106 agreements
Simon Ricketts, a partner in TownLegal, has published an article on the time taken to complete agreements on community investment by S.106 before development permission is granted. He points to a Home Builders Federation (HBF) report that the timescale was over 500 days in 2024-25. In that year, 45% of LPAs had agreements finalised that had taken over 1,000 days to complete.
The HBF makes five recommendations for improving the situation.
Simon Ricketts concludes in his blog that it is now substantially quicker to secure a decision by way of appeal than by waiting for a final decision from the local planning authority.
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