October 17, 2021 in News
Planning applications for more housing are often met with cries from residents for more doctors, schools, better roads and other facilities. The mitigation of additional housing is addressed within the planning process using Section 106 agreements.
A Section 106 is a legal agreement between an applicant seeking planning permission and the local planning authority, which is used to mitigate the impact of your new home on the local community and infrastructure.
With the plethora of development across the district, residents might rightly ask "Where do the developer contributions go?"
After some conversations with the ex-Managing Director when I was elected I managed to get the Council to publish the information on their website here. (which doesn't appear to be up to date)
It's interesting to look at the contributions that the Council are holding for various reasons. I'll focus on the Rayleigh ones for now
| £71,015.13 | Healthcare contribution. Money received on behalf NHS England. Monies held in a designated account until an invoice is received for provision of capital project. | Received 10/8/15 |
| £20,000.00 | Rochford District Council Community Facility contribution. To be used on the development of community facilities near the site. | Received 10/8/15 |
| £45,000.00 | Community Facility contribution for overhaul and upgrade to Little Wheatleys Play Space. |
This doesn't appear to have the full information published as there are S106 payments from the Land North of London Road that should be published.
Spending of some monies is dependant on the organisations such as NHS. If they don't request the monies then ultimately it can be returned to the developer.
You might also be interest in these posts...
Rochford DIstrict Council has decided that it’s time the Social Media Policy for Members gets an update. What does this mean for us Councillors? Well, if you don’t use social media then probably, not a lot. For those of us that are more ‘connected’ the amended policy raises all sorts of problems. The first of
Read MoreLast night, Rayleigh Town Council Chairman informed members of the Council, that the following events had now been cancelled in the “interest and concern for the health and safety of members of public.” Primary School General Knowledge Quiz 2020Great Easter Egg Hunt 2020St George’s Day Flag Raising at the Pavilion – 23rd April 2020School Council
Read MoreYou probably won’t be aware in our District about ‘Clean Air Day’ on the 21st June. Our council has been reluctant to promote it and despite me questioning them on their plans I’ve still not received a response. For years in our district (particularly Rayleigh) we have had illegal levels of air pollution. With little action by
Read More