Response 3932174
Response to request for information
Reference
3932174
Response date
24 March 2026
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding financial contributions received by the Local Authority through Section 106 (S106) agreements.
- Total S106 funds held, please provide the total amount of money currently held by the local planning authority that was received through Section 106 agreements.
- Breakdown of S106 Funds by Purpose. Of the figure provided in Question 1, please specify how much is allocated to:
- Affordable housing
- Highways, roads, or transport
- Education contributions
- Open spaces (e.g. recreation, play areas, parks)
- Health and social care services (NHS)
- Biodiversity Net Gain contributions
- Other - any monies received that does not fall within the above remits
- Age Profile of Unspent S106 Funds Please confirm how much unspent S106 funding was originally received:
- 2025/26 financial year
- 2021/22 to 2024/25 financial years (inclusive)
- 2020/21 financial year or earlier
- S106 Refunds to Developers. Please provide the total amount of S106 money returned to developers from 2019/20 onwards, per year if applicable.
- How many S106 agreements / DOVs (please separate out) were signed within the following years:
- 2025/26 financial year
- 2024/25 financial year
- 2023/24 financial year
- 2022/23 financial year
- 2021/22 financial year
- Staffing for S106 Monitoring. Please state the number of officers currently employed, whose role includes monitoring or managing developer contributions.
- Method of S106 Monitoring. Please confirm what software or tools are used to monitor S106 agreements?
Response
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding financial contributions received by the Local Authority through Section 106 (S106) agreements.
- Total S106 funds held, please provide the total amount of money currently held by the local planning authority that was received through Section 106 agreements.£32,083,368.89
- Breakdown of S106 Funds by Purpose. Of the figure provided in Question 1, please specify how much is allocated to:
- Affordable housing £4,456,919.03
- Highways, roads, or transport £4,339,336.35
- Education contributions £8,148,750.26
- Open spaces (e.g. recreation, play areas, parks) £2,527,460.20
- Health and social care services (NHS) £3,982,923.17
- Biodiversity Net Gain contributions £61,148.68
- Other - any monies received that does not fall within the above remits £8,566,831.20
- Age Profile of Unspent S106 Funds. Please confirm how much unspent S106 funding was originally received:
- 2025/26 financial year £2,356,593.02
- 2021/22 to 2024/25 financial years (inclusive) £21,513,473.21
- 2020/21 financial year or earlier £8,213,302.66
- S106 Refunds to Developers. Please provide the total amount of S106 money returned to developers from 2019/20 onwards, per year if applicable.£80,900.13
- How many S106 agreements / DOVs (please separate out) were signed within the following years:
- 2025/26 financial year 3 S106
- 2024/25 financial year 10 S106, 2 DOV
- 2023/24 financial year 4 S106, 1DOV
- 2022/23 financial year 7 S106, 3 DOV
- 2021/22 financial year 11 S106, 5 DOV
- Staffing for S106 Monitoring. Please state the number of officers currently employed, whose role includes monitoring or managing developer contributions. 2
- Method of S106 Monitoring. Please confirm what software or tools are used to monitor S106 agreements? Exacom, MS Access database for older agreements