Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 9
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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
A response document is linked to this report, dated 20 March 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗