Planning obligations may be used to secure the provision of, or contributions towards, a number of social and regenerative benefits that are in accordance with Circular 1/97 and the councils’ Unitary Development Plan, and are:
necessary
relevant to planning
directly relate to the proposed development
fairly, and reasonably relate in scale and kind to the proposed development
reasonable in all other respects.
The King’s Cross section 106 agreement1 was over 250 pages long and contained detailed clauses on payment schedules, lease arrangements, conditional requirements and operational requirements for uses, services and facilities. This Appendix therefore represents a highly simplified summary of the main provisions.
Employment and training
Provision and operation of a construction training centre
Provision of a skills and recruitment centre, plus operating costs
Support to a community enterprise credit union and community development finance initiatives offered to communities
Provision of a range of space suitable for small businesses and voluntary organisations (unsubsidised)
Local business support and a local purchasing strategy
Establishment of a business volunteering scheme
Community facilities
Establishment of a social and community fund – grants or loans to projects which would mitigate the effects of the development and/or enhance its benefits
Provision of community meeting facilities
Implementing community safety measures including CCTV
Education
Secondary education – payment to assist with the council’s programme of expansion and or upgrading of local secondary schools
Provision of a pre-school children’s centre
Provision of a two-form entry primary school
Establishment of an exploratory centre – a temporary centre for visitors to explore issues of education, sustainability and building, to facilitate links between schools, higher education and employers
Provision of a floating classroom
Leisure
Provision of a public indoor sports facility
Provision of high quality local area for play
Provision of a public health and fitness facility
Health
Provision of a primary healthcare centre
Provision of a primary healthcare walk-in centre
Public realm areas and development estate realm areas
Agreement of the principles for adoption, delivery, maintenance and management of public realm
Funding of adjacent street improvements
Funding of improvements to adjacent/local open spaces
Funding of a programme of public art within the public realm areas
Financial support to Camley Street natural park
Provision of a pedestrian bridge – Wharfdale Road to the Boulevard
Funding for canal enhancements
Support for implementation panels
Access and inclusivity clauses
Environmental sustainability requirements
Gasholder guide frames
Requirements for dismantling, refurbishment and re-erection
Code of construction practice
Transport
Financial contributions to establishment of controlled parking zones in Camden and Islington
Establishment of various incentives for sustainable travel
Provision of a bicycle storage facility
Payments for improvements to bus services
Financial contribution to reopening Maiden Lane station
Land use details on nightclubs and casino, retail, nursing home, housing and affordable housing, estate management charges, etc