FI16925
Request
During the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020, S106 contributions were received under various legal agreements. We acknowledge that these funds were collected, and in many cases, expended.
Please confirm:
- The total value of S106 contributions received during this period that remain unspent and are no longer capable of being lawfully spent.
- For each instance, the amount held and the relevant planning application reference.
- Whether any such funds are subject to repayment to developers or require renegotiation due to the expiry of the relevant obligations.
- Confirmation that these funds are held within your accounts and are clearly recorded and linked to the relevant planning application references and S106 agreements.
Response
The information you have sought is available on the Council’s website as part of the Infrastructure Funding Statement at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Infrastructure-Delivery-and-S106-Obligations/IFS/IFS-24-25/IFS-2024-2025-Introduction.aspx. Please follow the instructions below on how to obtain the data.
- Using the Income dashboard in Chapter 2 of the IFS, please use the "financial year" filter to set the date range to 2015-2020 and cross reference the income with the Spend dashboard in Chapter 3 of the IFS to see what remains unspent. And we can confirm that no held obligations have exceeded the time limit and need returning to the developer.
- This information can be found in the dashboards.
- During this time period, no obligations were subject to renegotiation or had expired. To see the time limits associated with the obligations held at the end of 2020, please visit the planning portal to view the individual S106 agreements.
- Yes, please see our IFS dashboard for details.