Section 106 agreements signed in 2023 to 2024

Section 106

Planning obligations under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), commonly known as s106 agreements, is a mechanism that makes a development proposal acceptable in planning terms that would not otherwise be acceptable. The mechanism is focused on site specific mitigation of the impact of development. S106 agreements are often referred to as 'developer contributions' along with highway contributions and CIL. They are negotiated on a site-by-site basis and must be: necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms; directly related to the development; and fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development. The amounts and uses of s106 are often prescribed by the associated legal agreement although there is sometimes an element of flexibility. The allocation of these monies is integrated with the capital programme process.

S106 agreements signed in 2023 to 2024

Developments with notable s106 agreements signed in 2023/2024 include:

  • former Electrobase/Wheatsheaf Works Site, Maxim Road, Crayford - £1,738,885
  • Sidcup Library, 2A Hadlow Road, Sidcup - £546,038
  • 176 Slade Green Road, Erith - £113,202

The total amount of money to be provided under all planning obligations entered into during 2023/2024 = £2,596,536.

S106 financial contributions received 2023 to 2024

Total receipts in 2023/2024 came from seven sites and totalled £1,188,786 as set out in Table 10 below.

Table 10: Total s106 receipts for 2023/2024
Application No.Site AddressReceipt DateAmount (£)
16/01251/FULMBinsey Walk, Tavy Bridge, Southmere Drive and Mere Road, adjacent to Harrow Manorway and Yarnton Way, London14/2/2024£20,000
19/01828/FULMFormer Lamorbey Swimming Centre, 157 Station Road, Sidcup31/7/2023£903,579
19/02645/FULMLand at the Junction of Macarthur Close And West Street, Erith26/05/2023£52,944
20/00775/OUTMErith Quarry, Fraser Road, Erith1/9/2023£76,223
20/02454/FULMBETHS Grammar School, Hartford Road, Bexley28/6/2023£32,241
22/02072/FULWoodside School, Halt Robin Road, Belvedere11/3/2024£6,480
22/02447/FULM16A St Johns Road, Sidcup9/1/2024£97,319
Total  £1,188,786

Non-monetary contributions received in 2023/2024

The non-monetary contributions to be provided under planning obligations that were entered into in 2023/2024 are summarised in Table 11 below.

Table 11: Non-monetary s106 contributions for 2023/2024
Application No.Site AddressNon-Financial ContributionNo. of Affordable Units
21/03340/FULMSidcup Library, 2A Hadlow Road, SidcupParking permit, Car Club0
22/01564/FULMFormer Electrobase/Wheatsheaf Works Site, Maxim Road, CrayfordAffordable Housing, open spaces, Car Club, Travel Plan, Carbon offset, biodiversity, public realm works, employment and skills240
22/02989/FULMFraser House, Europa Trading Estate, Fraser Road, ErithCarbon offset, highway works0
23/01307/FULM176 Slade Green Road, ErithPublic realm works, local employment scheme, Car Club, Travel Plan0
Total  240
Table 12: S106 expenditure for 2023/2024
ProjectS106 spend 2023/2024
Erith Regeneration – Erith Links and Riverside Gardens£9,214
Bronze Age Way culvert works£82,474
Employment database skills and training£20,370
Total£112,058

There was no expenditure of s106 money during 2023/2024 on monitoring activity.

S106 balance at the end of 2023 to 2024

The balance of s106 monies remaining at the end of 2023/2024 = £6,493,927.

The future allocations for this balance are set out in Table 13 below. A small proportion of the balance, some 0.8%, remains unallocated pending identification of suitable future projects. All monies received prior to the reporting year have been allocated.

Table 13: Future s106 allocations as at March 2024
CategoryBalance at end of 2023/2024AllocatedUnallocated
Transport£1,823,722£1,823,722£0
Public Realm£58,033£58,033£0
Health00£0
Open Spaces£85,691£35,691£50,000
Community00£0
Sports£32,458£32,458£0
Employment£24,539£24,539£0
Education00£0
Affordable Housing£3,637,425£3,637,425£0
Carbon Offset£436,650£436,650£0
Monitoring£103,214£103,214£0
Other£292,195£292,195£0
Total£6,493,927£6,443, 927£50,000 (0.8%)