S106 Allocation
Case reference FOI2025/02487
Received 18 December 2025
Published 23 December 2025
Request
In accordance with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I write with the following separate requests for information:
1. How much money received via Section 106 agreements is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority?
2. How much of this figure (Q1) is allocated for:
1. a) affordable housing provision,
2. b) highways/roads,
3. c) schools and education contributions,
4. d) open spaces (e.g. recreation, play areas, parks),
5. e) health and social care services,
6. f) Biodiversity Net Gain monitoring,
7. g) other?
3. Of the unspent Section 106 funds identified in Q1, how much was originally received:
1. a) in the 2025/26 financial year,
2. b) between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive),
3. c) in the 2020/21 financial year or earlier?
4. How much money received via Section 106 agreements has been returned to developers within the last ten years (2015/16 financial year onwards)?
5. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) officers does the local authority employ whose role includes monitoring or managing developer contributions?
6. For each year from 2020 onwards, did the council publish its Infrastructure Funding Statement before the statutory deadline? Please indicate yes/no for each year.
Response
In accordance with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I write with the following separate requests for information:
1. How much money received via Section 106 agreements is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority?
2. How much of this figure (Q1) is allocated for:
1. a) affordable housing provision,
2. b) highways/roads,
3. c) schools and education contributions,
4. d) open spaces (e.g. recreation, play areas, parks),
5. e) health and social care services,
6. f) Biodiversity Net Gain monitoring,
7. g) other?
3. Of the unspent Section 106 funds identified in Q1, how much was originally received:
1. a) in the 2025/26 financial year,
2. b) between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive),
3. c) in the 2020/21 financial year or earlier?
4. How much money received via Section 106 agreements has been returned to developers within the last ten years (2015/16 financial year onwards)?
5. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) officers does the local authority employ whose role includes monitoring or managing developer contributions?
6. For each year from 2020 onwards, did the council publish its Infrastructure Funding Statement before the statutory deadline? Please indicate yes/no for each year.
A: Please find spreadsheet containing answers attached. Please note that this information is live as of 22 December and is likely to change after this date as monies are received/spent. Please note the answers to Q1, Q2a – e and Q2g are publicly available on Herefordshire Council’s website and can be viewed via the following link:
Section 106 contributions search - Herefordshire Council
As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.
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