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Issue details

Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document

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Planning obligations are legal obligations entered into by the developer in an agreement with the local planning authority under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in order to mitigate the impacts of a development proposal.

The Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) provides updated guidance on how planning obligations will be secured from new development. Once adopted, this updated SPD will replace the 2016 version.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Significant impact on communities living or working in two or more wards;

Decision status: For Determination

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/01/2021

Decision due: 24 Mar 21 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Planning and Social Inclusion (Job Share) - Lead on Planning, Cabinet Member for Planning and Social Inclusion (Job Share) - Lead on Social Inclusion

Lead director: Corporate Director, Place

Department: Place

Contact: Lindsey Gibson, (Executive Support Relationship Manager) Email: lindsey.gibson@towerhamlets.gov.uk, Nicole Layton, Executive Support Team Leader, Place Email: Nicole.Layton@towerhamlets.gov.uk, Matthew Pullen, (Infrastructure Planning Manager) Email: matthew.pullen@towerhamlets.gov.uk, melissa spearman, Planning & Building Control Email: Melissa.Spearman@towerhamlets.gov.uk.

Consultation process

• Two rounds of internal consultation were undertaken seeking input from key service areas.

• A Members workshop was held in June 2020 and a Members briefing was held during the first public consultation (18th May 2020) to update Councillors on the process and consultation timeframes

• Two rounds of public consultation were undertaken.
o The first consultation commenced on 13th March 2020 and was initially planned to run for six weeks. Due to the disruption resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, this consultation was extended by four weeks and closed on 25th May 2020.
o The second consultation commenced on 8th October 2020 and ran for six weeks, finishing on 19th November 2020.

• The public consultations included the following methods:
o Consultation information and documents were published on the Council’s consultation website, Let’s Talk Tower Hamlets
o An email providing details of each consultation was sent to the Local Plan database, Affordable Workspace providers in the borough and those who had asked to be informed of progress
o Hard copies of documents were made available for public inspection at the Town Hall
o An online Q&A session was held during the second consultation. This was promoted on the Let’s Talk Tower Hamlets webpage and to Members
o Each consultation period was advertised in the East London Advertiser

• Following each public consultation, a consultation statement was prepared summarising the process, feedback received and how the responses have contributed to the final draft of SPD.

Consultees

The consultation process described above has included consultation with internal service areas, Councillors, interested parties and the public.

Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: Yes. The Planning Obligations SPD will provide guidance on how planning obligations are to be secured from new development, including obligations relating to affordable housing, adaptable and accessible housing and employment and upskilling of local people. Following two rounds of public consultation on the draft Planning Obligations SPD this Quality Assurance checklist has been reviewed and updated. No additional equalities concerns were raised during this process. The Planning Obligations SPD provides further detail and guidance on the implementation of Local Plan policies and as such is considered to be accordance with the Local Plan Integrated Impact Assessment. Based on the Qualities Assurance Checklist a full Equalities Assessment will not be undertaken as due regard to the nine protected groups is embedded in the proposal and the proposal is considered to have low relevance to equalities.

What supporting documents or other information will be available?: Final Draft Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document Consultation Statement Quality Assurance Checklist Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Statement

Documents

  • Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document  

 

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