FI15953
Request
1) Are you charging community infrastructure levy (CIL)? If yes, how much were the agreed/ secured CIL and mayoral CIL developer contributions (in £) for 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25?
2) What was the nominal value (in £) of agreed/ secured developer contributions in 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25 made in regard to section 106 planning obligations?
3) What were the values (in £) for those developer contributions in each planning obligation category in 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25? Please provide a breakdown (in £) for each category identified by the LGA https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/topics/infrastructure/developer-contributions/infrastructure-funding-statements#identifying-categories-of-section-106-planning-obligation https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/topics/infrastructure/developer-contributions/infrastructure-funding-statements#identifying-categories-of-section-106-planning-obligation - i.e. Affordable housing, Bonds, Community facilities, Digital infrastructure, Education, Flood and water management, Green infrastructure, Health, Highways, Land, Open space and leisure, Section 106 monitoring charges, Transport and travel, or Other - or a similar categorization method that you use.
4) What were the non-monetary contributions secured through S106 agreements during 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25, in terms of total number of affordable housing units and number of school places that will be provided?
5) How many affordable homes were delivered in 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25, and how many of those were categorised as social rent, affordable rent, intermediate rent, shared ownership, affordable home ownership, and other? How many in each category were delivered through S106 agreements?
Response
1. No, the Council does not operate a community infrastructure levy.
2. See below tables.
3. See below tables.
4. The Council does not hold this information. All contributions secured are transferred to Kent County Council as the Local Education Authority. Kent County Council can be contacted at freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.
5. During the monitoring period from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, 32 Affordable Homes were built, this information can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/PDF/Authority-Monitoring-Report-2018-19.pdf, in the Authority Monitoring Report on page 19. We do not hold specific information on tenure of these delivered units or whether they were delivered through being secured via S106 agreements (they may also have been delivered directly as the proposed development or secured by other means).
During the monitoring period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, 162 Affordable homes were built, a breakdown of this information, including tenure can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Monitoring-and-Land-Supply/AMR-23-24-Final-18.03.25.pdf, in the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) from page 34. For information regarding whether those applications have S106 agreements in place, please visit the planning portal on our website here, where you can search for information on each application listed in the AMR which is on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Monitoring-and-Land-Supply/AMR/Techncial-Appendices-AMR-23-24-final.pdf#page=13.
The information for 2024/25 has not yet been collated as the data for the Authority Monitoring Report for 2024/25 has not been produced and published yet. This has to be published by December and will be available then on our web site at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Monitoring-and-Land-Supply/Monitoring-and-Land-Supply.aspx. As this information is intended for future publication it is exempt from disclosure under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Information for 2018/19 (Questions 2 and 3)
In 2019, new legislation came into effect called The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) (Amendment), which required the Council to publish an annual Infrastructure Funding Statement. Prior to 2019, a summary of information was provided in the annual Authority Monitoring Report, this can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Monitoring-and-Land-Supply/Monitoring-and-Land-Supply.aspx.
This is the list of S106 agreements signed during 2018/19 that provide on-site affordable housing. For further information, please click on the link to the S106 agreement.
Information for 2023/24 (Questions 2 and 3)
This information can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Infrastructure-Delivery-and-S106-Obligations/Home.aspx, in the Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS).
This is the list of S106 agreements signed during 2023/24 that provide on-site affordable housing. For further information, please click on the link to the S106 agreement.
Information for 2024/25 (Questions 2 and 3)
The information has not yet been collated and as such the Infrastructure Funding Statement for 2024/25 has not been produced and published yet. This has to be published by December and will be available then on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/Infrastructure-Delivery-and-S106-Obligations/Home.aspx. As this information will be available for future publication, this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act as it is intended for future publication.
This is the list of S106 agreements signed during 2024/25 that provide on-site affordable housing. For further information, please click on the link to the S106 agreement.
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2024/25
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Onsite Affordable Housing provision
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Link to S106
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23/00976 – 12/07/24
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The owner shall provide 30% of the dwellings as Affordable Housing: 55% Affordable Rent, 20% Shared Ownership, 25% Frist Homes
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SEC106A459-Land-at-Footpath-Field-Staple-Road-Wingham-Redacted.pdf
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21/01822 – 29/08/24
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The owner shall provide 30% of the dwellings as Affordable Housing: 55% Affordable Rent, 20% Shared Ownership, 25% Frist Homes
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SEC106A465-Land-on-the-west-side-of-Cross-Road-Walmer-Deal-Redacted.pdf
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24/00006 – 17/05/24
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Means a plan to be submitted to the District Council in accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule to this Deed setting out the number, location, size, tenure, type and specification of the Affordable Housing Units to be constructed on the Land
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dover.gov.uk/Planning/Local-Land-Charges/Section-106-Agreements/Redacted/SEC106A449-Land-at-New-Townsent-Farm-St-Maragrets-at-Cliffe-Redacted.pdf
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22/01497 - 25/04/24
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Means the scheme to be submitted in accordance with paragraph 1.1 of the Second Schedule setting out number, size, tenure, type and specification of the Affordable Housing Units to be constructed on the Land
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dover.gov.uk/Planning/Local-Land-Charges/section106/SEC106A446-NE-side-of-New-Street-Ash-Redacted.pdf
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23/00205 – 16/05/24
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To submit the Affordable Housing Scheme to the District Council for approval Prior to the commencement of the development, and thereafter provide Affordable Housing in accordance with the approved Affordable Housing Scheme
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SEC106A447-Land-at-Churchfield-Farm-The-Street-Sholden-Redacted.pdf
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