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Everyone deserves to live in a decent, safe, secure and affordable home. Yet far too many families in need of one are languishing on local authority waiting lists and almost 180,000 children are growing up in temporary accommodation, including over 100,000 in London. That is why this government committed in...
Everyone deserves to live in a decent, safe, secure and affordable home. Yet far too many families in need of one are languishing on local authority waiting lists and almost 180,000 children are growing up in temporary accommodation, including over 100,000 in London. That is why this government committed in...
My Right Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP) has today made the following statement:
Everyone deserves to live in a decent, safe, secure and affordable home. Yet far too many families in need of one are languishing on local authority waiting lists and almost...
My Right Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP) has today made the following statement:
Everyone deserves to live in a decent, safe, secure and affordable home. Yet far too many families in need of one are languishing on local authority waiting lists and almost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of available section 106 funding has been spent on improving GP services in the last 12 months, and what this equates to in pounds sterling, in (i) England, (ii) Kent and (iii) Tunbridge Wells constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of available section 106 funding has been spent on improving GP services in the last 12 months, and what this equates to in pounds sterling, in (i) England, (ii) Kent and (iii) Tunbridge Wells constituency.
We recognise the challenges significant housing and population growth can place on primary care infrastructure.
The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government to determine how the developer contributions system can be strengthened and improved to support the planning and delivery of the required social infrastructure in areas of population growth, alongside how developer contributions from new housing developments can be better used towards local health services and infrastructure.
The NHS Kent and Medway Integrate Care Board is responsible for commissioning, including planning, securing, and monitoring, general practice services within their health systems through delegated responsibility from NHS England. The National Health Service has a statutory duty to ensure there are sufficient medical services, including general practices, in each local area. It should take account of population growth and demographic changes and how the impact can be offset through investment of developer contributions and other sources of centrally allocated capital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department have had discussions with NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board on the use of section 106 funding from new housing developments to expand access to GP services and improve the quality of GP premises in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department have had discussions with NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board on the use of section 106 funding from new housing developments to expand access to GP services and improve the quality of GP premises in...
We recognise the challenges significant housing and population growth can place on primary care infrastructure.
The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government to determine how the developer contributions system can be strengthened and improved to support the planning and delivery of the required social infrastructure in areas of population growth, alongside how developer contributions from new housing developments can be better used towards local health services and infrastructure.
The NHS Kent and Medway Integrate Care Board is responsible for commissioning, including planning, securing, and monitoring, general practice services within their health systems through delegated responsibility from NHS England. The National Health Service has a statutory duty to ensure there are sufficient medical services, including general practices, in each local area. It should take account of population growth and demographic changes and how the impact can be offset through investment of developer contributions and other sources of centrally allocated capital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the enforceability of s106 agreements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the enforceability of s106 agreements.
Section 106 agreements are legal agreements. Local planning authorities may take enforcement action in respect of any breach of the obligations contained within them. Enforcement is at the discretion of the local planning authority and it is therefore for them to determine whether enforcement action is appropriate in each case.
Enforcement action may include applying to the court for an injunction through section 106(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. This would allow the local planning authority to prevent the construction or occupation of further dwellings until certain infrastructure defined in the section 106 agreement has been delivered. Alternatively, the local planning authority may enter the land to complete the works and then seek to recover the costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken to finalise infrastructure agreements for residential planning permissions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken to finalise infrastructure agreements for residential planning permissions.
Developers may be asked to provide contributions for infrastructure in several ways. Planning obligations, in the form of S106 agreements, should only be used where it is not possible to address unacceptable impacts through a planning condition.
The government is aware that the negotiation of S106 agreements can create delays in the planning process and increase costs for developers and local planning authorities. As per the Written Ministerial Statement made on 28 January 2026 (HCWS1286), the government intend to work closely with local planning authorities, registered providers and developers to deliver a series of measures that will provide for a simpler, more transparent and more resilient S106 system. These include a standardised template S106 agreement to speed up the process of drafting and concluding new S106 agreements.
Section 278 agreements may also be required where developers need to carry out essential highways improvements to facilitate their projects. It is important that both developers and highways authorities engage early on the works needed to support development proposals to ensure timely decisions
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge which can be levied by local authorities on new development in their area. The levy only applies in areas where a local authority has consulted on, and approved, a charging schedule which sets out its levy rates and has published the schedule on its website. Where CIL is in place for an area, charging authorities should work proactively with developers to ensure they are clear about the authorities’ infrastructure needs. My Department’s published guidance on CIL can be found on gov.uk here.
Any local planning authority that receives a developer contribution through CIL or S106 planning obligations is required to publish an Infrastructure Funding Statement at least annually, ensuring a transparent and accountable system.
To support local planning authorities in negotiating and concluding agreements in a timely manner, the government is investing in their capacity and capability. At the Autumn Budget 2024, the Chanceller announced a £46 million package of investment into the planning system as a one-year settlement for 2025-2026. At the Budget on 26 November 2025, the Chancellor announced a further £48 million of investment over three years to support local planning authorities to attract, retain and develop skilled planners over a sustained period.
Of this, £28.8 million has been allocated to MHCLG’s Planning Capacity and Capability Programme, equating to £9.6 million additional per year for the next three years. This allocation will supplement existing budgets. This funding supports the recruitment of new planners and targeted skills development through the Planning Advisory Service, helping local authorities manage S106 and CIL processes effectively and accelerate infrastructure delivery.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his department has available on the time taken by local authorities to finalise infrastructure (S106) agreements for residential planning permissions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his department has available on the time taken by local authorities to finalise infrastructure (S106) agreements for residential planning permissions.
Research conducted under the previous government in 2019, which can be found on gov.uk here, found that the large majority of S106 agreements were agreed and signed immediately but that the main cause of delay related to S106 agreements was the time taken by legal teams acting for both the applicant and Local Planning Authority to review the S106 agreements to ensure they were robust, which took an average of four to five months.
As per the Written Ministerial Statement made on 28 January 2026 (HCWS1286), we want to simplify and strengthen the process for agreeing developer contributions through S106 agreements at the application stage of new developments. It is our intention to publish a template S106 agreement to speed up the process of drafting and concluding new S106 agreements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Section 106 money is spent promptly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Section 106 money is spent promptly.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 54059 on 6 June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in utilising unspent s.106 funds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in utilising unspent s.106 funds.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 54059 on 6 June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of producing guidance for local authorities on a) the opportunities to reallocate s.106 funding for stalled projects, and b) making it clearer to local authorities that reallocation is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of producing guidance for local authorities on a) the opportunities to reallocate s.106 funding for stalled projects, and b) making it clearer to local authorities that reallocation is...
I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 54059 on 6 June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing for greater pooling of section 106 funds between local authorities to free up unspent funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing for greater pooling of section 106 funds between local authorities to free up unspent funding.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 54059 on 6 June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will make it a requirement for developers of sites near rail stations to contribute to Section 106 monies to help deliver future accessibility improvements at those rail stations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will make it a requirement for developers of sites near rail stations to contribute to Section 106 monies to help deliver future accessibility improvements at those rail stations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on the treatment of almshouses and other small charitable housing providers in planning obligations, including access to Section 106 agreements; and whether his Department plans to review the definition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on the treatment of almshouses and other small charitable housing providers in planning obligations, including access to Section 106 agreements; and whether his Department plans to review the definition...
Guidance on the use of planning obligations is available on gov.uk here. The guidance makes clear that policies for planning obligations should be set out in plans and examined in public.
By law, applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) must be taken into account in preparing the development plan and is a material consideration in planning decisions.
The government is consulting on a new NPPF that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making.
Whilst the government does not propose to amend the NPPF definition of affordable housing to include almshouses that are not registered providers, the consultation welcomes views on a range of proposals to better support the provision of social and affordable housing.
The consultation will remain open for responses until 10 March 2026 and can be found on gov.uk here.
Motion that this House has considered the potential merits of a levy on energy developers. Agreed to on question.
Motion that this House has considered the potential merits of a levy on energy developers. Agreed to on question.
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the potential merits of a levy on energy developers.
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. On the Suffolk coast, communities and nature are facing a stack of separate, fast-moving nationally significant infrastructure projects. Those are new generation, multiple...
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the potential merits of a levy on energy developers.
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. On the Suffolk coast, communities and nature are facing a stack of separate, fast-moving nationally significant infrastructure projects. Those are new generation, multiple...
I really appreciate the hon. Member’s having secured this important debate, as we have issues very similar to Suffolk Coastal’s in Caerfyrddin and west Wales in general. A levy is really important for cumulative planning and mitigation. I would also add that there are tangible benefits for our communities, such...
I really appreciate the hon. Member’s having secured this important debate, as we have issues very similar to Suffolk Coastal’s in Caerfyrddin and west Wales in general. A levy is really important for cumulative planning and mitigation. I would also add that there are tangible benefits for our communities, such...
I am looking forward to the Minister’s response, but I agree that the whack-a-mole strategy, which I have talked about, needs far better strategic oversight.
A dedicated energy co-ordination fund for affected host areas would be established and delivered through a locally accountable team. That is important, because all too often...
I am looking forward to the Minister’s response, but I agree that the whack-a-mole strategy, which I have talked about, needs far better strategic oversight.
A dedicated energy co-ordination fund for affected host areas would be established and delivered through a locally accountable team. That is important, because all too often...
I commend the hon. Lady for bringing this debate forward. I spoke to her beforehand; she is certainly making a name for herself in this place for being assiduous and hard working. Does she agree that the consumer cannot afford greater cost-of-living increases through energy prices and that any levy...
I commend the hon. Lady for bringing this debate forward. I spoke to her beforehand; she is certainly making a name for herself in this place for being assiduous and hard working. Does she agree that the consumer cannot afford greater cost-of-living increases through energy prices and that any levy...