Medway Developer Contributions and Obligations Guide

Stage 1: Planning applications

• Planning application received and validated
• Consultation emails and letters (as appropriate) sent to ‘neighbours’, Parish Councils and statutory consultees including those services in the Medway Guide to Developer Contributions and Obligations. Site and Press notices raised
• Consultation letters request representations and contribution requests within 21 days
• Approval at Cabinet

Stage 2: Draft S106 agreement to permission

• Planning case officer negotiates S106 contributions requested by services/NHS with the developer and writes committee report, specifying agreed contributions/obligations for Planning Committee.
• If planning application is approved the owner/applicant does not receive planning permission until the S106 agreement is signed and engrossed.

Stage 3: Pursuing contributions

• The S106 Officer is responsible for monitoring developments and pursuing contributions at the appropriate triggers for payment.
• Finance provides individual codes for each S106 and for every contribution included in them.
• The S106 Officer informs all services/NHS when contributions are received
• Contributions are ringfenced and can only be spent by the service/project in the agreement

Stage 4: Reporting

• The S106 Officer regularly produces a report for Planning Committee (published on line) which sets out all S106 receipts and information on all new agreements signed in that quarter.
• All S106 receipts and expenditure are required to be published annually on line in the Infrastructure Funding Statement. This information will be held by MHCLG for monitoring purposes.