S106 Management

11/06/2025

An application has been put forward for 36 new homes in Bath and North East Somerset Council. However, no affordable housing is proposed within the two apartment blocks.

A viability report was submitted to demonstrate non-viability and was confirmed as acceptable by the Council's assessors.

This application is still subject to approval; however, it makes a good case that not all residential development schemes need to provide the full amount of affordable housing in order to be policy compliant!

More information can be found here: https://www.theweekin.co.uk/news/planning/132504/

Get in touch with us today if you think AH contributions are causing your development to become unviable.

01392 840002
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This is the latest bid to redevelop the derelict Treetops care home site

09/04/2025

Have you seen our article on S106 Cascade Mechanisms?

Take a look here: https://www.s106management.co.uk/news/s106-cascade-mechanisms---what-are-they

19/03/2025

How viable really is the affordable housing-market housing cross-subsidy model?

New Centre for Cities reporting illustrates the bigger picture.

Fewer homes built in the wrong places, and still inadequate cross-subsidy to match the lost public investment.

Instead public money funnels to short term housing solutions rather than long term sustainable investment.

Without a rational, informed conversation about proper long-term central funding for affordable housing, we will never build at historic levels - either market or affordable housing.

Tinkering around the edges and political short-termism is not enough; wholesale change is required.

A ‘generational increase’ of of ‘affordable’ housebuilding cannot be achieved without more direct public investment.

05/03/2025

Have you seen our article on Statements of Common Ground in Appeal Hearings?

Take a look here: https://www.s106management.co.uk/news/updated-guidance-viability-statements-of-common-ground-in-appeal-hearings

19/02/2025

Only a few days after release of the new version of the NPPF, the Inspectorate determined a scheme in Central Bedfordshire which considered the new issues of Grey Belt land and the ‘Golden Rules’.

Broadly, our take is that the changes are less substantial than originally envisaged due to the ‘tweaks’ made to the NPPF’s language. This is reasonably evident in the Inspector’s approach, in that the tests of openness and harm remain very similar.

This appeal is interesting however is the first formal acknowledgement of the ‘Golden Rules’ we have seen in application.

12/02/2025

Have you seen our article on Appeal Submissions and S106 Agreements?

Take a look here: https://www.s106management.co.uk/news/updated-guidance-appeal-submissions-and-s106-agreements

05/02/2025

Have you seen our article on Merton's New Sub-10-Unit Affordable Housing Contributions?

Take a look here: https://www.s106management.co.uk/news/merton-new-sub-10-unit-affordable-housing-contributions

29/01/2025

This article discusses the new Dacorum Draft Interim Affordable Housing SPD.

With new thresholds requirements, your scheme could now be subject to provide affordable housing.

Take a look here for more information: https://www.s106management.co.uk/news/dacorum-draft-interim-affordable-housing-spd

Dacorum have recently launched the consultation draft Interim Affordable Housing SPD for consultation, this is available to comment on until early January 2025. ‍The SPD supports the current Affordable Housing Policy CS19. More detail can be found here on this policy; however, the main points are ...

22/01/2025

Take a look at our articles on SME Challenges and Solutions and Cascade Mechanisms.

S106 Management can advise on such non-standard but pragmatic legal mechanisms as cascades or late reviews on small sites.

01392 840002
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15/01/2025

Have you seen our article on S106 Contributions, CIL Reg 122 and Affordable Housing Schemes?

Take a look here: https://www.s106management.co.uk/news/s106-contributions-cil-reg-122-and-affordable-housing-schemes

06/01/2025

Our offices are now back open for 2025.

Please do give us a call on 01392 840002 should you have any queries about the viability of your site.

04/12/2024

Take a look at our two latest articles that discuss the updated guidance on Viability Statements of Common Ground in Appeal Hearings and Appeal Submission & S106 Agreements.

The small changes have potentially significant implications that applications must be aware of, particularly where viability, affordable housing or planning obligations are key issues.

Get in touch with one of our experts today if you are submitting an appeal which involves viability.

01392 840002
[email protected]



https://www.s106management.co.uk/news/updated-guidance-appeal-submissions-and-s106-agreements

https://www.s106management.co.uk/news/updated-guidance-viability-statements-of-common-ground-in-appeal-hearings

The Planning Inspectorate have updated their guidance in relation to submission of appeals and s106 agreements securing planning obligations. While no-doubt a dry subject, this small change has potentially significant and far-reaching implications that applicants must be aware of, particularly where...