FOI release

Section 106 planning obligations

Case reference FOI2023/01175

Published 9 August 2023

Request

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

What was your target for the number of affordable housing units fulfilled through section 106 planning obligations in the financial year April 2022 - April 2023?

How many housing units (all types of housing) were fulfilled in the financial year April 2022 - April 2023 from planning applications where a s106 obligation was in place?

How many affordable housing units were fulfilled through Section 106 planning obligations in the financial year from April 2022 - April 2023?

What were your targets for the number of affordable housing units fulfilled through section 106 planning obligations for each financial year from April 2017 - April 2022?

How many housing units (all types of housing) were fulfilled each financial year from April 2017 - April 2022 in planning applications where a s106 obligation was in place?

How many affordable housing units were fulfilled through Section 106 planning obligations each financial year from April 2017 - April 2022?

How many planning applications, that had Section 106 obligations to provide affordable housing, were fulfilled in the financial year from April 2022 - April 2023?

How many planning applications with Section 106 obligations to provide affordable housing, fulfilled in the financial year from April 2022 - April 2023, were impacted by viability assessments?

Of those Section 106 obliged planning applications that were impacted by viability assessments in the financial year from April 2022 - April 2023 (Answer to Question 8), how many affordable housing units were removed?

How many affordable housing units that were fulfilled through Section 106 planning obligations in the financial year April 2022 - April 2023 were fulfilled on-site?

How many affordable housing units that were fulfilled through Section 106 planning obligations in the financial year April 2022 - April 2023 were fulfilled off-site?

How many planning applications that included affordable housing and were fulfilled in the financial year between April 22 - April 23 under section 106 obligations resulted in a fine by the council?

For clarification please take fulfilled to mean built.

Response

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

What was your target for the number of affordable housing units fulfilled through section 106 planning obligations in the financial year April 2022 - April 2023?

We do not have a target for affordable housing through S106 planning obligations we have a target of the number of affordable homes delivered April 22 to March 23 and this was 230 units.

How many housing units (all types of housing) were fulfilled in the financial year April 2022 - April 2023 from planning applications where a s106 obligation was in place?

804

How many affordable housing units were fulfilled through Section 106 planning obligations in the financial year from April 2022 - April 2023?

172 units April 2022 to 31st March 2023.

What were your targets for the number of affordable housing units fulfilled through section 106 planning obligations for each financial year from April 2017 - April 2022?

Our financial years are April to March. For the period from April 2017 to March 2022 we delivered 523.

How many housing units (all types of housing) were fulfilled each financial year from April 2017 - April 2022 in planning applications where a s106 obligation was in place?

2017/2018 = 799

2018/2019 = 681

2019/2020 = 936

2020/2021 = 716

2021/2022 = 1003

2022/2023 = 804

How many affordable housing units were fulfilled through Section 106 planning obligations each financial year from April 2017 - April 2022?

2017/2018 = 68

2018/2019 = 158

2019/2020 = 132

2020/2021 = 51

2021/2022 = 114

How many planning applications, that had Section 106 obligations to provide affordable housing, were fulfilled in the financial year from April 2022 - April 2023?

172

How many planning applications with Section 106 obligations to provide affordable housing, fulfilled in the financial year from April 2022 - April 2023, were impacted by viability assessments?

0

Of those Section 106 obliged planning applications that were impacted by viability assessments in the financial year from April 2022 - April 2023 (Answer to Question 8), how many affordable housing units were removed?

0

How many affordable housing units that were fulfilled through Section 106 planning obligations in the financial year April 2022 - April 2023 were fulfilled on-site?

172

How many affordable housing units that were fulfilled through Section 106 planning obligations in the financial year April 2022 - April 2023 were fulfilled off-site?

0

How many planning applications that included affordable housing and were fulfilled in the financial year between April 22 - April 23 under section 106 obligations resulted in a fine by the council?

0

For clarification please take fulfilled to mean built.

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