FI16569

Request

1. How much money received via Section 106 agreements is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority?

2. How much of this figure (Q1) is allocated for:

a) affordable housing provision,

b) highways/roads,

c) schools and education contributions,

d) open spaces (e.g. recreation, play areas, parks),

e) health and social care services,

f) Biodiversity Net Gain monitoring,

g) other?

3. Of the unspent Section 106 funds identified in Q1, how much was originally received:

a) in the 2025/26 financial year,

b) between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive),

c) in the 2020/21 financial year or earlier?

4. How much money received via Section 106 agreements has been returned to developers within the last ten years (2015/16 financial year onwards)?

5. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) officers does the local authority employ whose role includes monitoring or managing developer contributions?

6. For each year from 2020 onwards, did the council publish its Infrastructure Funding Statement before the statutory deadline? Please indicate yes/no for each year.

Response

1. As of January 2026, the amount of S106 financial contributions held by the Council is £4,554,660.26.

2. This information is available on the Council’s website in the Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) which can be found at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Infrastructure-Delivery-and-S106-Obligations/IFS/IFS-24-25/IFS-2024-2025-Introduction.aspx. The IFS is split into chapters, with dashboards presenting the financial data using charts and interactive filters.  To look at contributions secured, received and spent from specific from specific date ranges, use the "financial year" filter. To look at contributions secured or received for the different types of infrastructure, use the "Infrastructure type" filter or click on the infrastructure type on the pie chart. To reset the filters, hover over the title or each filter, and select the eraser icon.

3. This information is available on the Council’s website in the Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) which can be found at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Infrastructure-Delivery-and-S106-Obligations/IFS/IFS-24-25/IFS-2024-2025-Introduction.aspx. The IFS is split into chapters, with dashboards presenting the financial data using charts and interactive filters.  To look at contributions secured, received and spent from specific from specific date ranges, use the "financial year" filter. To look at contributions secured or received for the different types of infrastructure, use the "Infrastructure type" filter or click on the infrastructure type on the pie chart. To reset the filters, hover over the title or each filter, and select the eraser icon.

4. Zero.

5. One.

6. Yes. Amendments to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) regulations came into force on 01/09/2019, requiring local authorities to publish an Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) on their website by the end of each year. Since then, Dover District Council has always published our IFS on our website by this deadline.