Issue details
Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document
PDF 229 KBPlanning 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: Recommendations Approved
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 Social Inclusion – (Job Share post as part of Social Inclusion and Public Realm portfolio)
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
Decisions
- 26/03/2021 - Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document
Agenda items
- 24/03/2021 - Cabinet Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document 24/03/2021
Documents
- Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document