Section 106 Planning Obligations for Education Facilities

Section 106 (or S106) refers to a section in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, by which housing developers can be obliged to make contributions to local authorities to mitigate any adverse impact of their development on the local infrastructure.

In April 2003, Worcestershire County Council adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) which set out the basis on which it would seek planning obligations for education facilities. Changes in legislation mean that the County Council can no longer have a single county-wide policy. Instead, each District Council must produce and adopt their own Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to cover their geographical area.

The County Council has worked closely with the District Councils to produce a fair and comparable system of obligations throughout Worcestershire. Please click on the links on the right under documents to view each District's SPD and related documents.

	Supplementary Planning Documents Copies of the Supplementary Planning Documents for each District Council are available on their website. Please follow the External Website links on the right.
	Contacts  If you have any queries about the policy or would like a quote please contact Sarah Smith in the first instance on 01905 766222 or by e-mail at sesmith@worcestershire.gov.uk