New figures have revealed developers paid more than £2m to Herefordshire Council over the last six years in planning agreements
Over the past six years more than £2m has been paid to Herefordshire Council in Section 106 agreements.
Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is a mechanism which makes a proposal for development acceptable in planning terms when it would not otherwise be. These agreements are made between councils and developers. The money is then used to pay for necessary services such as infrastructure improvements, new highways, and affordable housing.
Since 2011, the council has been paid more than £2m by developers, totalling £412,879 in 2011 and increasing dramatically to £751,685 in 2016.
In a statement, the council said: “S106 agreements are mechanisms for site specific mitigation of development impacts.
“Each one is individual in its own right, with some requiring re-payback over five years, 10 years or sometimes even longer than that – depending on what is decided when the S106 agreement is made.
“The funds will be spent on the projects detailed within each separate S106 agreement.
“The funds are required to be spent within the timescales and on the projects specified in the S106 agreement when it is made.”
Money paid to the council in Section 106 agreements:
- 2011 – £412,879
- 2012 – £612,513
- 2013 – £103,666
- 2014 – £71,100
- 2015 – £263,471
- 2016 – £751,685
