The Council can enter into a Section 106 agreement, also
known as a 'planning obligation', with a developer where it is
necessary to provide contributions to offset negative impacts
caused by construction and development.
Types of contributions can
include:
- Affordable homes
- Open space
- Public transport infrastructure or services.
- Footpaths/cycleways
- Community facilities (eg health, leisure and education
facilities)
The developer will either implement these or make
payments to the council for them to be carried out. All
planning obligations must be relevant to the development they
relate to.
Information on how West Lancashire Borough Council deals with
Planning Obligations can be found using the links below.
The Council has introduced
charges for pre-application advice, specialist advice and for the
drafting, negotiating and monitoring of legal agreements. To
find the cost of your request, a fee schedule (Adobe PDF
format, 40kb) is available to download.
Local Planning Authorities were given
discretionary powers, within the Local Government Act 2003, to
charge for services such as dealing with legal agreements. The
introduction of pre-application charging in West Lancashire brings
the Council into line with other Lancashire authorities.
Who to contact
For information on Section 106 Agreements:
Ann Veevers, Principal Planning Officer - 01695 585346 or
ann.veevers@westlancs.gov.uk
For information on the monitoring of Section 106 Agreements:
Helen Rafferty, Research Officer - 01695 585171 or
helen.rafferty@westlancs.gov.uk