Planning Obligations – Draft Head(s) of Terms

Local Planning application requirements

Guidance

The following is a list of common matters we may seek contributions for. Please note that not all are applicable to every development.

In addition, it may be necessary to add other Heads of Terms to cover Planning Contributions unique to the proposed development. For more information see the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Planning Contributions SPD.

Planning obligations (or “section 106 agreements”) are private agreements negotiated between local planning authorities (LPA) and persons with an interest in a parcel of land (or “developers”), and are intended to make acceptable, development which would otherwise be unacceptable in planning terms.

Planning obligations should be in line with the council's ‘Planning Obligations SPD’.

Pre-application discussions on planning contributions can decrease the time spent on the legal agreement once the planning application has been submitted.

When required

Required for all major development

Policy/drivers

• Policies S.CF1and D.CF2 of the LBTH Local Plan 2031 (January 2020) 
• National Planning Policy Framework and Planning Practice Guidance 
• Planning Obligation Supplementary Planning Document (2016)  
• London Plan (2016), Policy 8.2 Planning Obligations