Developer, agent or landowner

The District Council will require persons interested in land to enter into a section 106 agreement with the District Council, as well as the County Council depending on circumstance, as the mechanism for securing financial contributions and obligations to mitigate the impact of development.

South Cambridgeshire District Council will recharge its legal costs incurred and these are payable for work done regardless of whether agreements ultimately complete. Such charges currently commence at £350 not subject to VAT for straight-forward cases and more complex matters will be recharged on a time expended basis from there.

South Cambridgeshire District Council adopted the development control policies DPD in July 2007 and has subsequently adopted supplementary planning documents and informal policy that provide a greater amount of detail as to the level of contributions and specific circumstances as to when they are sought.

A more detailed explanation on the following policies can be accessed below

Applicants will be required to submit a completed Heads of Terms template in order for their planning application to be validated.

Adopted policies allow for development viability to be taken into consideration when determining the section 106 contributions. Such discussions are subject to the applicant submitting an open book economic appraisal based on a residual land value, along with supporting information, which will be fully scrutinised by the District Council before determining an application on its merits.

The community infrastructure regulations 2010 is intended to bring a radical change in the way in which local infrastructure is achieved from new development. Planning agreements, as we know them will only be responsible for delivering onsite infrastructure such as affordable housing and open space. Contributions to fund the provision of wider infrastructure, schools, transport, highways, community facilities etc will be secured via a tariff applied to all new development over 100 square metres on a gross internal floor area basis. Access more information on CIL via the following link.

Should you require further information on any of the subject matters please contact the relevant officer via the following contact details page.

The District Council will monitor developments and invoice at the appropriate trigger. As contributions are subject to penalty clauses for late payment it is in your interest to inform the Council when triggers have been met to ensure an increased payment is not necessary. The contact details for the relevant officers at District and County Council are available using the link above.

If you have received an invoice and which to satisfy payment online please do so using the link below alternatively follow instructions on the invoice.

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