Developer Contributions SPD - Huntingdonshire District Council

Planning Obligation Requirements 5Huntingdonshire LDF | Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document5 Planning Obligation Requirements5.1 The following pages provide the policy guidance for requiring planning obligations. They relate to:Affordable HousingGreen SpaceFootpaths and AccessHealthCommunity FacilitiesLibrary and Life Long Learning FacilitiesEducation and Schools (including Early Year’s and Children’s Centres) ProvisionResidential Wheeled Bins5.2 In considering the planning obligations requirements for a development, the current capacity of infrastructurewill be considered to ensure that obligations are only necessary where present facilities are not able toaccommodate the additional need generated by the development.Negotiated Requirements5.3 In addition to the requirements noted above, there may also need to be additional elements to the planningobligation, particularly for major developments. Such negotiated elements could include a variety ofplanning obligation areas dependent on the specific development and its impact on the local area, inaccordance with the three statutory tests.5.4 This could include:Social and economic inclusion projects;Revenue services gap funding;Indoor sports facilities;Public realm, including art, environmental improvements and heritage initiatives;Carbon off-setting;Biodiversity;Waste Management (7) ;Archaeology (8) ;Transport/Highways (9) ; andFlood risk management solutions.5.5 It should be noted that specifically in relation to transport contributions, the Cambridgeshire Local TransportPlan 2011 - 2026: Implementation Plan identifies the importance of securing development funding. Itnotes that significant contributions to improving transport are expected from developers through Section106agreements negotiated as part of planning permissions by the County and District Council. Funding fortransport gained through the planning process will be used to help deliver measures contained within theMarket Town Transport Strategies. In addition to funding infrastructure measures arising from development,funding will also be required to contribute towards revenue funding of transport initiatives.5.6 Market Town Strategies have been written for each of the market towns in Huntingdonshire and approvedby Cabinet. Each strategy provides a programme of integrated and costed transport initiatives.7 Responsibility of Cambridgeshire County Council8 Responsibility of Cambridgeshire County Council9 Responsibility of Cambridgeshire County Council17