Response 3870500

Response to request for information

Reference

3870500

Response date

13 January 2026

Request

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. affordable housing provision, 
   2. highways/roads, 
   3. schools and education contributions, 
   4. open spaces (e.g. recreation, play areas, parks), 
   5. health and social care services, 
   6. Biodiversity Net Gain monitoring, 
   7. other?
3. Of the unspent Section 106 funds identified in Q1, how much was originally received:
   
   1. in the 2025/26 financial year, 
   2. between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive), 
   3. 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 much money received via Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payments is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority? 
6. Of the unspent CIL funds identified in Q5, how much of this figure was originally received: 
   
   1. in the 2025/26 financial year, 
   2. between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive), 
   3. in the 2020/21 financial year or earlier?
7. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) officers does the local authority employ whose role includes monitoring or managing developer contributions (Section 106 and/or CIL)? 
8. 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

1. How much money received via Section 106 agreements is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority? 
   • Answer = £40,732,563.84
2. How much of this figure (Q1) is allocated for: 
   
   1. affordable housing provision - £4,456,919.03
   2. highways/roads - £4,339,336.35
   3. schools and education contributions - £10,160,895.73
   4. open spaces (e.g. recreation, play areas, parks) - £3,073,627,.07
   5. health and social care services - £3,982,923.17
   6. Biodiversity Net Gain monitoring - £66,780.68
   7. other - £14,652,081.81
3. Of the unspent Section 106 funds identified in Q1, how much was originally received: 
   
   1. in the 2025/26 financial year - £2,356,593.02
   2. between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive) - £28,262,385.92
   3. in the 2020/21 financial year or earlier - ££10,113,584.90
4. How much money received via Section 106 agreements has been returned to developers within the last ten years (2015/16 financial year onwards)? 
   • Answer = £80,900.13
5. How much money received via Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payments is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority? 
   • Answer = £8,555,420
6. Of the unspent CIL funds identified in Q5, how much of this figure was originally received: 
   
   1. in the 2025/26 financial year - £2,387,947.61 
   2. between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive) - £6,164,236.37
   3. in the 2020/21 financial year or earlier - £3,236.85
7. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) officers does the local authority employ whose role includes monitoring or managing developer contributions (Section 106 and/or CIL)? 
   • 2 FTE officers with roles including monitoring/managing developer contributions (actual proportion of roles dedicated to monitoring/managing developer contributions ~1.1 FTE).
8. 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.
   • 2020 - No
   • 2021 - Yes
   • 2022 - Yes
   • 2023 - No
   • 2024 - Yes
   • 2025 - Yes