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- LDF Team,
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Wyncham House,
207 Longlands Road,
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- LDFTeam@ bexley.gov.uk
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Draft Planning Obligations Guidance
This consultation has now closed and these pages are provided for information only.
Introduction
Planning obligations are agreements between local councils and developers
to make sure new development contributes towards the provision of local infrastructure,
services and facilities. For more information see About Planning
Obligations.
The London Borough of Bexley has published for consultation draft policy guidance
on planning obligations. For more information see About
Bexley’s
Planning Obligations Guidance.
About the Consultation
You can view the draft Planning Obligations Guidance and supporting documents
here:
Paper copies of the draft Guidance and other documents are available on request:
e-mail ldfteam@bexley.gov.ukor phone
020 8308 7903. Copies are also available to view at:
- the Contact Centre at the Civic Offices, Broadway, Bexleyheath, Monday
to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
- Wyncham House, 207 Longlands Road, Sidcup, Monday to Friday, 9.00am to
5.00pm
- Bexley’s Libraries. Please check
opening hours here.
Making Comments
We would like your views on the draft Guidance. Comments must be
made by
Monday, 19 May. You can make comments:
- by e-mail to ldfteam@bexley.gov.uk
- in writing to LDF Team, London Borough of Bexley, Wyncham House, 207 Longlands
Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 7JH
Representations will be open to public inspection and may be quoted in reports
prepared for Councillors. Representations may include a request to be
notified when the Council has adopted the final version of the Guidance. Copies
of the final version will be available on request (for a small charge).
What Happens Next?
The Council will consider all comments received during the consultation period
during the preparation of the final version. We anticipate that the
Council will adopt the final version in July 2008.
The adopted Guidance will be a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), forming
part of the Local Development Framework (LDF). For further information
see About Bexley’s Planning Obligations Guidance below.
The SPD will then be subject to monitoring and review.
About Planning Obligations
A planning obligation is a legal agreement made between a local planning
authority and a developer where it is necessary for the developer to provide
contributions to offset negative impacts caused by the development. These contributions
might include affordable new homes, new open space, school places, employment
training schemes, or health and sports facilities. The developer will
either provide these facilities directly or make payments to the Council
for them to be provided. Contributions may be required before the local planning
authority grants planning permission.
Planning obligation agreements must be relevant to the development to which
they relate. They may be provided on the development site or off-site.
Planning obligations are also known as “Section 106 Agreements” or “S106
Agreements”, after the section of the Act of Parliament they appeared
in.
About Bexley’s Planning Obligations Guidance
The Council’s policy on planning obligations is set out in saved policies
in the Unitary Development Plan (UDP). The draft Planning Obligations
Guidance provides further guidance on what the London Borough of Bexley will
seek in planning obligation agreements and in what circumstances they will
be required.
When adopted, Bexley’s Planning Obligations Guidance will provide clear
policy guidance for anyone involved in the planning process and guide negotiations
between the Council and potential developers submitting planning applications
on planning obligations.
The adopted Guidance will be a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), forming
part of the Local Development Framework (LDF). SPDs give further detailed
guidance on the Council's planning policies set out in the UDP and LDF. You
can view more information about the UDP and LDF
here.
Developing the Draft Guidance
Consultants appointed by the Council have prepared the draft Guidance. They
consulted various service providers, on the Council’s behalf, for example,
the Bexley Care Trust on health provision.
The draft Guidance reflects recent changes in Government guidance and in the
 London Plan (February
2008), as
well as policies in Bexley’s Unitary Development Plan (UDP) and Local
Development Framework.
The draft Guidance has also been subject to a sustainability appraisal.
This appraisal identified how sustainability issues have been taken into account
and what the likely impacts will be. The supporting sustainability appraisal
report and appendices are available here:
Some financial viability and testing work has been carried out to ensure the
level of contributions set will not undermine the viability of, or reduce the
submission of, development proposals.
Contact Us
- Judith Houghton
- 020 8308 7778
- judith.houghton@bexley.gov.uk
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LDF Team
London Borough of Bexley
Wyncham House,
207 Longlands Road
Sidcup,
Kent DA15 7JH
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