Developer Contributions SPD - Huntingdonshire District Council

The District Council’s Approach to Developer Contributions 4Huntingdonshire LDF | Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document4 The District Council’s Approach to DeveloperContributions4.1 As Local Planning Authority, Huntingdonshire District Council has a fundamental legal role and responsibilityin implementing the Developer Contributions process. In particular, the process needs to ensure that abalance is maintained between development-related and competing community infrastructure needs ofthe District.4.2 It is the District Council’s role to lead Planning Obligation (S106) negotiations, to notify developers of theirCIL liabilities, and to ensure that funds provided by developers are spent as planned in conjunction withthe agreed requirements of other authorities and implementation agencies. These may include, forexample, education and transport requirements of Cambridgeshire County Council, and health servicerequirements of the Primary Care Trust or successor organisations.Consultation, Negotiation and Notification4.3 The District Council’s Planning Service leads the Developer Contributions process, with input from a rangeof other District Council service areas, partner authorities and other public bodies.4.4 Whilst the guidance provided in this Developer Contributions SPD aims to be as clear as possible,developers will benefit from seeking early negotiations with Planning Services officers to agree planningobligations and understand their CIL liabilities prior to submitting planning applications.4.5 Negotiations will include consultation with other District Council service areas where appropriate (e.g.where open space or affordable housing is to be provided) and others including Cambridgeshire CountyCouncil regarding contributions or obligations relating to their responsibilities (e.g. transport and education).4.6 The benefits of this approach include:It ensures that developers are aware of the scale of likely contributions required for a proposeddevelopment at the earliest opportunity.It assists in determining project viability.It provides greater clarity and certainty to the process.It minimises the timescales involved in determining affected planning applications.Developer Contributions Process4.7 Prior to submitting a Draft Heads of Terms with a planning application, developers will need to considera range of factors that influence contributions.4.8 The household size of residential developments will need to be considered in order to understand thepopulation change. The following table is taken from the Development Management DPD: ProposedSubmission 2010 and indicates the average number of people living in new dwellings according to thesize of the property.Table 3 Average Number of People per HouseholdNumber of bedrooms1 bedroom2 bedroomsAverage people per household1.211.8611