Section 106 and Affordable Housing Delivery
Received: 19 April 2023
Freedom of Information Request: Section 106 and Affordable Housing Delivery
I write to make a Freedom of Information request seeking data on section 106 agreements and housing delivery.
We are researching the extent to which Section 106 commuted sums are being used by Councils to fund affordable housing delivery in England. We are also interested in whether Councils are involved in directly delivering housing, through housing delivery vehicles, arms-length bodies, Council-owned companies or similar. We are seeking information from local planning authorities across England.
For some of the questions, it may be easiest to set out the response in tables - we have prepared some blank tables ready to populate.
In the event that the Council does not have the specific data we have requested, a similar figure would be helpful (for example, if the data is available over a different timescale to that which we have requested).
Your help in this matter is very much appreciated and we look forward to hearing from you.
Section 106
Q1) How much Section 106 funding (i.e. commuted sums) has been received for affordable housing delivery broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2012/13 and 2021/22?
Q2) How much Section 106 funding has been spent on affordable housing delivery broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2012/13 and 2021/22?
Q3) How many affordable housing units have been secured directly through the Council making use of Section 106 funding broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2012/13 and 2021/22?
Q4) How much Section 106 funding secured for affordable housing broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2012/13 and 2021/22 has been clawed back by developers?
Q1: commuted sums for affordable housing received (per annum) Q2: commuted sums for affordable housing spent (per annum) Q3: affordable housing units funded by commuted sums (per annum) Q4: commuted sums for affordable housing clawed back (per annum)
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
5) How many affordable housing units will be delivered from current schemes the Council has agreed to fund from Section 106 agreements?
Housing Delivery Vehicle
6) Does the council have a housing delivery housing delivery vehicle, such as an arms-length body, a Council owned company, or through development undertaken by the Council itself?
7) If no to Q6:
Does the Council have a published plan or intention to establish a housing delivery vehicle?
8) If yes to Q6:
8a. The number of NET housing completions delivered by the councils housing delivery vehicle broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2012/13 and 2021/22.
8b. The number of NET affordable housing completions delivered by the councils housing delivery vehicle broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2012/13 and 2021/22.
8c. What are the primary sources of funding for the housing development vehicle?
Q8a: net housing completions by housing delivery vehicle Q8b: net affordable housing completions by housing delivery vehicle
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22