Dominic Raab corrected a written answer on Planning Obligations

3 May 2018 · Commons written answer · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Neil O'Brien (Conservative, Harborough) asked written question 138115 on 25 April 2018. Dominic Raab answered on 1 May 2018 for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Dominic Raab corrected the answer on 3 May 2018. The corrected text adds the figures 106, £4 billion, £5.1 billion, £613.1 million, £72.1 million, £75 million, which the original did not give. Altogether 169 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the value was of planning obligations agreed to in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of that value was attributed to (a) direct payments, (b) affordable housing and (c) other types of contributions.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
~~Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy~~ we ~~have~~ been ~~working urgently to identify any other buildings over 18 metres with potentially unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. With the support~~ of ~~local authorities, fire and rescue services~~ and the ~~expert panel, MHCLG is supporting building owners~~ to ~~take immediate steps~~ to ~~ensure~~ the ~~safety~~ of ~~residents. Homes England is also reviewing the implications where homes may have been purchased with the support of Help to Buy Equity Loan.~~	The Government does not hold data for every year since 2010-11. In March this year we published a study on “The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17”. This found that last year Section 106 obligations with estimated value of £5.1 billion had been levied. This included affordable housing contributions worth an estimated £4 billion. £75 million of this was delivered through commuted sums, and the remainder was delivered in-kind. Excluding affordable housing and land, s106 obligations to the value of £613.1 million were levied in direct contributions, and obligations to the value of £72.1 million were levied in in kind contributions.

Original

Corrected

~~Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy~~ we ~~have~~ been ~~working urgently to identify any other buildings over 18 metres with potentially unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. With the support~~ of ~~local authorities, fire and rescue services~~ and the ~~expert panel, MHCLG is supporting building owners~~ to ~~take immediate steps~~ to ~~ensure~~ the ~~safety~~ of ~~residents. Homes England is also reviewing the implications where homes may have been purchased with the support of Help to Buy Equity Loan.~~

The Government does not hold data for every year since 2010-11. In March this year we published a study on “The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17”. This found that last year Section 106 obligations with estimated value of £5.1 billion had been levied. This included affordable housing contributions worth an estimated £4 billion. £75 million of this was delivered through commuted sums, and the remainder was delivered in-kind.
Excluding affordable housing and land, s106 obligations to the value of £613.1 million were levied in direct contributions, and obligations to the value of £72.1 million were levied in in kind contributions.

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