Planning Obligations

The seminar is aimed at the controversial use of Planning Obligations.  Are planning permissions for sale to the highest bidder or is this a legitimate mechanism for off-setting the true costs of development to the community?  Current Government proposals include a straight-forward tariff scheme to avoid the complexities of negotiating 106 agreements so how will that affect future schemes?

• The legal status of Section 106 agreements

• Planning agreements

• Unilateral undertakings

• When are Planning Obligations appropriate?

  • Establishing ‘need’ or a ‘reasonable relationship’

• The benefits of issuing ‘Supplementary Planning Guidance’

• Reforms to Planning Obligations

  • Fees and tariffs

• Recent case law