Section 106 planning obligations

As part of the planning process a local planning authority and a developer may enter into a legal agreement to:

• enable any adverse impacts of a development to be offset
• enhance the physical environment
• contribute to local facilities where this is not possible through planning conditions

This agreement, known as a Section 106 agreement (the legislative basis for planning obligations is Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) is a delivery mechanism for the matters that are necessary to make a development acceptable in planning terms.

The way planning obligations are managed changed in July 2014 following the adoption of our CIL charging schedule. See the CIL charging schedule page to find out more about Haringey's CIL.

Planning obligations SPD

A planning obligations SPD has been prepared and was adopted by Cabinet on 6 March 2018. The SPD offers guidance on how planning obligations and CIL will operate in tandem on planning applications in Haringey.

The adopted document and other related documents can be viewed on the Supplementary Planning Documents page.

Implementation and monitoring

Section 106 Agreements, are legally binding agreements between the council and a developer, which include matters linked to a proposed development that has been granted planning permission.

We will monitor the implementation of these agreements by:

• recording the heads of term and amount of financial contribution for the agreement
• the date that money is received and spent
• when relevant works are completed

To find out more about Section 106 contributions negotiated, you can:

• view planning applications on our public register site
• refer to our Authority Monitoring Report (AMR)
• view the latest Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS)