A New Approach to Development Contributions (supplementary planning guidance)

Information about the contributions from developments towards providing the County Council infrastructure needed to serve them.

For most of our services, the threshold for development contributions is 15 dwellings. However, for transport there is no minimum threshold for measures required to enable developments to go ahead. There is also no threshold for Local Sustainable Accessibility Improvement Contributions (LSAICs) from new housing.

Download the report and minutes from the Lead Member for Transport and Environment meeting – Proposal to exempt Local Sustainable Accessibility Improvement Contributions from the interim threshold of 15 dwellings.

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Introduction (264k) Introduction to "A new approach to development contributions".
Part 1 - background and broad framework (102k) Part one of "A new approach to development contributions".
Part 2 - approach to determining development contributions (132k) Part two of "A new approach to development contributions".
Part 3 - local stress areas (404k) Part three of "A new approach to development contributions".
Part 4 - calculation of development contributions (186k) Part four of "A new approach to development contributions".
Glossary (91k) Glossary for "A new approach to development contributions".
Appendix 1 - Comprehensive index of infrastructure, facilities and services provided by the county and district councils and other key agencies (90k) A new approach to development contributions Appendix 1.
Appendix 2 - National and strategic planning policy context (79k) A new approach to development contributions Appendix 2.
Appendix 3 - Example calculation of required development contributions (81k) A new approach to development contributions appendix 3.
Appendix 4 - School organisation plan: geographical/areas covered by area commentaries (576k) A new approach to development contributions Appendix 4.
Addendum - Methodology for calculating Local Sustainable Accessibility Improvement Contributions (LSAICs) (1700k) Information about financial contributions made by developments towards off-site transport measures, to improve sustainable accessibility in the local area.
Updated Information on Stress Areas and Contribution Costs with effect from March 2009 (438k) The sixth revision to "A new approach to development contributions" incorporating updated information on available capacity and the costs of providing service infrastructure and facilities.