Letter from Head of Planning and Housing,
Government Office for London (LH 05)
At the session on 22 March I promised to provide
further information on Government guidance on the use of planning
obligations (S106 agreements) to support affordable housing during
the economic downturn.
The main CLG guidance on planning obligations
remains that in ODPM Circular 05/2005. The latest written guidance
from CLG on planning obligations and the recession is included
in a letter from CLG's Chief Planning Officer of 12 May 2009.
I attach a copy.[4]
Guidance has also been published by the Home
and Communities Agency in July 2009, entitled Investment and
planning obligations. Responding to the downturn. [5]The
Advisory Team on Large Applications (ATLAS), which is part of
the Homes and Communities Agency, has published web-based guidance
on Responsive Planning Practices for Changing Economic Time
and practice notes under section T1.3 of the guidance.[6]
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http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/public/documents/Investment_and_planning_good_practice_note.pdf Back
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http://www.atlasplanning.com/page/news/article.cfm?coArticleNews_articleid=19&coArticleNews_back=1 Back
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