Strategic infrastructure, such as major roads, schools and health centres, is funded through a combination of multi-agency investment and contributions from developers. When large-scale developments are given planning permission, developers are asked to either provide or make contributions towards local infrastructure and services. These provisions are set out in Section 106 legal agreements. Some sites have secured over £29m towards infrastructure such as schools, open space and leisure facilities, community facilities and highways and public transport improvements.
The Planning Obligations SPD sets out the Council’s approach to seeking Section 106 (s106) planning obligations from new development.