PART 11PLANNING OBLIGATIONS

Further limitations on use of planning obligationsI1123

1

This regulation applies where a relevant determination is made which results in planning permission being granted for development.

2

A planning obligation may not constitute a reason for granting planning permission for the development to the extent that the obligation provides for the funding or provision of relevant infrastructure.

3

A planning obligation (“obligation A”) may not constitute a reason for granting planning permission to the extent that—

a

obligation A provides for the funding or provision of an infrastructure project or type of infrastructure; and

b

five or more separate planning obligations that—

i

relate to planning permissions granted for development within the area of the charging authority; and

ii

which provide for the funding or provision of that project, or type of infrastructure,

have been entered into F1on or after 6th April 2010.

4

In this regulation—

  • “charging authority” means the charging authority for the area in which the development will be situated;

  • “funding” in relation to the funding of infrastructure, means the provision of that infrastructure by way of funding;

  • “determination” means a determination—

    1. a

      under section 70, F273, 76A or 77 of TCPA 1990 of an application for planning permission F3..., or

    2. b

      under section 79 of TCPA 1990 of an appeal F4...;

  • “planning obligation” means a planning obligation under section 106 of TCPA 1990 and includes a proposed planning obligation but does not include a planning obligation that relates to or is connected with the funding or provision of scheduled works within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Crossrail Act 2008;

  • “relevant determination” means—

    1. a

      in relation to paragraph (2), a determination made on or after the date when the charging authority’s first charging schedule takes effect, and

    2. b

      in relation to paragraph (3), a determination made on or after 6th April 2014 or the date when the charging authority’s first charging schedule takes effect, whichever is earlier; and

  • “relevant infrastructure” means—

    1. a

      where a charging authority has published on its website a list of infrastructure projects or types of infrastructure that it intends will be, or may be, wholly or partly funded by CIL, those infrastructure projects or types of infrastructure, or

    2. b

      where no such list has been published, any infrastructure.