Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Accepted
Protracted Section 106 negotiations causing significant delays to housing delivery.
Conclusion
Local planning authorities across England have expressed concern that protracted Section 106 negotiations are causing delays to housing delivery. Drawn out negotiations do not benefit public outcomes and cause undue delays to development, which may impede the Government’s housebuilding ambitions. Whilst we recognise the Minister for Housing and Planning’s concerns that introducing a dispute resolution scheme may add complexity to the system, we believe the potential benefits to affordable housing delivery and unlocking stalled development outweigh this risk. (Conclusion, Paragraph 54)
Government Response Summary
The Government intends to publish a map of CIL coverage in England, alongside a list of CIL charging authorities in England by region, without accompanying information on rates.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
54. CIL is a locally-set rate, and charging authorities must publish a charging schedule on their website which sets out their CIL rates. The Government considers these the most appropriate information sources for CIL. 55. Rates can vary within CIL-charging authorities based on a development’s scale and location, making side-by-side comparisons between LPAs difficult. Further, given different rates may apply to different types of development (e.g. residential versus office or retail), and these are not necessary consistently defined across LPAs, there are risks involved in presenting collated data in a way which may lead to unfair comparisons. 56. The Government therefore intends to publish a map of CIL coverage in England, alongside a list of CIL charging authorities in England by region, without accompanying information on rates, given the risks this would entail.