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DONCASTER SECTION 106 AGREEMENTS Annual Monitoring Report 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011

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Contents Section Page No. 1. S106 Vision / Introduction 3 2. Background 4 3. Planning Activity 5 4. Financial Position 7 5. Implementation: Affordable Housing 9 Public Open Space 9 Transport 12 Miscellaneous 13 Management and Administration 13 Case Studies 14 6. Further Information 18

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S106 VISION FOR DONCASTER

‘To be a UK leading Authority in the implementation and governance of

Section 106, working in partnership with Developers to continually improve and provide attractive neighbourhoods for Doncaster’s residents’

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 This Annual Monitoring Report describes Section 106 activity for the period 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011.

1.2 It sets out:

• background information on Section 106 Agreements

• information on the volume of planning activity resulting in Section 106 Agreements

• reports on the Council’s Section 106 budget position

• information on the number, location and types of projects implemented

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2.0 BACKGROUND

2.1 Planning Obligations, commonly known as Section 106 Agreements are legal agreements negotiated between a Local Authority and developers and are intended to make a development proposal acceptable that in the absence of such an Agreement would not allow planning permission to be granted. An Agreement must be fairly and reasonably related in scale to the proposed development and be relevant to planning, and should only be used where planning conditions attached to a planning permission would not provide an alternative approach.

2.2 In Doncaster, Section 106 Agreements have been used for a wide range of developments. Generally, it is possible to classify planning obligations in Doncaster in four specific categories:

i) Affordable Housing ii) Public Open Space iii) Transport iv) Miscellaneous

2.3 The projects delivered through Section 106 Agreement are usually undertaken by either:

• the planning applicant or developer as an integral part of the overall development

• the Local Authority (or other statutory Authority, e.g. South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE)) if a commuted sum is provided.

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3.0 PLANNING ACTIVITY

3.1 During 20010/11 a total of 14 agreements were successfully negotiated between the Local Authority and developers. This is a similar number to last year where 18 S106 agreements were signed during 2009/10; however this is still significantly lower than in previous years, due to the economic climate. Doncaster Council previously approved in the region of 40 planning applications per annum which are subject to a Section 106

Agreement. 3.2 For a number of reasons developers do not implement all planning permissions and therefore if a planning permission is not implemented the associated Section 106 Agreement will not be implemented.

3.3 A Section 106 Agreement may contain provision for more than one category. Table 1 below shows details of the 20 provisions required, by category, for the 14 Section 106 Agreements signed during 2010/11.

Table 1: Agreements in 2010/11

Categories Direct Provision by Developer

In-Direct Provision by

Statutory Authority via

commuted sum

Total Number of Projects

Affordable Housing

2 0 2

Public Open Space

1 6 7

Transport Related

3 4 7

Miscellaneous 3

1 4

Total 9

11 20

Table 1 reveals that 11 of the 20 Section 106 projects due to be implemented during 2010/11 involved a financial contribution to the Council. There were no affordable housing projects, 6 public open space projects, 4 transport projects and 1 miscellaneous project involved a financial contribution.

3.4 The need and delivery of more affordable homes in Doncaster is, and

remains a priority but Doncaster Council has acknowledged that there have been recent examples where the 26% affordable housing target has made

development unviable in some areas of weak demand and/or lower than average land values where developers may find it difficult to agree realistic site values as private land owners hold out for optimum values.

In response to this, Doncaster Council has already been flexible, and will continue to be so. It will look at the evidence of viability on a site by site basis

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using an independent 'open book' approach where, if appropriate, a lower percentage of affordable housing is negotiated, alternatively payments may be deferred or phased to ensure viability of developments. During 2010/11, two S106 Agreements have been signed where a reduced affordable housing contribution has been negotiated following the successful demonstration of viability issues. These sites were North Eastern Road, Thorne (10/01526/FULM) and Pastures Road, Mexborough (07/02001/OUTM). In the case of North Eastern Road site, the S106 Agreement states an affordable housing subsidy to be provided depending on the gross profit made on the site. The S106 Agreement for Pastures Road, Mexborough site states no affordable housing to be provided in Phase 1, however a Financial Viability Assessment is to be submitted prior to the commencement of Phase 2 and Phase 3 to see whether an affordable housing contribution is to be given.

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4.0 FINANCIAL POSITION

4.1 Table 2 shows that during 2010/11 Doncaster Council received an income of £1.758m from Section 106 Agreements in order to implement specific projects defined in the Agreements. This income does not necessarily relate to the 14 Section 106 Agreements agreed in 2010/11. It could relate to Agreements made in earlier years that were implemented in 2010/11.

Table 2: Resources Received for Section 106 Works

4.2 During 2010/11 Doncaster Council spent £2.617m of the Section 106 budget

on projects. A summary is shown below in Table 3 and a full breakdown can be seen under Section 5. Table 3: 2010/11 Commuted Sum Expenditure by DMBC

Categories Spend (£)

Affordable Housing 655,691

Public Open Space 1,435,226

Transport Related 293,772

Miscellaneous 186,937

Management and Administration

45,274

Total 2,616,900

4.3 Table 4 shows that by the end of March 2011, £10.725m of resources was held by the Council. Figure 1 illustrates how S106 resources are distributed between the different categories. Of the £10.725m, 58% was available for public open space projects, 34% for affordable housing, 3% for transport related activity and 5% for miscellaneous projects.

4.4 Table 4 also sets out details of Section 106 resources which are committed to projects. Table 4 shows that 75% of the affordable housing budget, 42% of the public open space budget, 1% of the transport budget and 37% of the

miscellaneous budget is committed to projects over the next two years. After allowing for commitments the balance available for distribution is £5.242m.

Year 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Total 3,344,000 1,333,000 3,359,000 2,485,000 1,368,000 1,407,000 1,245,000 1,758,000

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Table 4: Balance Following Commitments – 31st March 2011

Categories Resources held at 31.3.11

Commitments at 31.3.11

Balance available for distribution at

31.3.11 Affordable Housing

3,606,310 2,699,310 907,000

Public Open Space

6,242,000 2,600,000 3,642,000

Transport Related

387,000 5,000 382,000

Miscellaneous

490,000 179,000 311,000

Total 10,725,310 5,483,310 5,242,000

Figure 1: Section 106 Resources at 31st March 2011 (£000’s)

387490

3,606

6,242

Affordable housing

Public Open Space

Transport Related

Miscellaneous

Total Section 106 Resources held at 31

st March 2011 - £10.725m

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5.0 IMPLEMENTATION Affordable Housing

5.1 In 2010/11, 3 affordable housing units have been delivered through Section 106 Agreements. These have all been through direct provision (rather than through a commuted sum) and are shown in Table 5 below. Table 6 shows how the Council’s affordable housing commuted sums have been spent in 2010/11.

Table 5: Direct Provision by a Developer during 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Number of Units

Greater Bentley Doncaster Industry Park, Amersall Road, Scawthorpe

2

Wheatley/Intake Former St Aidan's School, Wilberforce Road, Clay Lane

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Total Number of Units 3

Table 6: In Direct Provision by DMBC or other statutory body via Commuted Sum during 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Spend (£) Borough Wide Empty Property, Landlord Grants

735

Edlington/Sprotbrough and Hatfield/Stainforth

Empty Properties, Royal Estate, Edlington/Stainforth

234,859

Greater Adwick Empty Property, 102 Coppice Road, Highfields

97

Hatfield/Stainforth The Crescent, Dunscroft 420,000

Total Spend 655,691

Public Open Space

5.2 Public open space projects are implemented through direct provision by developers or through the direct provision by the Council following receipt of a

commuted sum. Table 7 shows the projects that have been developed directly onsite by the developer and Table 8 shows the projects delivered by DMBC using S106 commuted sums. Table 7: Direct Provision by a Developer during 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Number of Projects

Armthorpe Development of public open space, Former Markham Main Colliery, Armthorpe

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Total Number of Projects 1

Table 8: In Direct Provision by DMBC via Commuted Sum during 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Spend (£)

Armthorpe All Weather Synthetic Turf Pitch Facility, Armthorpe School, Armthorpe

20,000

Armthorpe Armthorpe Trail, Armthorpe 13,485

Armthorpe Church Balk Pavillion Project, Edenthorpe

174,639

Balby/Hexthorpe Woodfield Plantation-Phase 6/7, Balby 160,313

Balby/Hexthorpe Refurbishment of Tennis Courts/Sports Area, Hexthorpe Park, Hexthorpe

5,063

Balby/Hexthorpe Installation of Tennis Court Fencing, Westfield Park, Balby

11,717

Balby/Hexthorpe Mallard Multi-Use Games Area, Balby 29,188

Balby/Hexthorpe Installation of Park Gates, Hexthorpe Flats, Hexthorpe

5,979

Balby/Hexthorpe Grounds Maintenance, Woodfield Plantation, Balby

10,036

Bawtry/Tickhill Grounds maintenance, Galley Fields, Bawtry

13,364

Bawtry/Tickhill Play Area, Kingswood Close, Bawtry 320

Belle Vue/Hyde Park Toddlers Play Area, Bloodstock Horsebox Area, Carr House Road, Belle Vue

1,688

Bessacarr/Cantley Erection of Fencing, Bawtry Road, Bessacarr

2,040

Bessacarr/Cantley Community Active Recreation Development Officer (CARDO) Post funding, Cantley

35,000

Bessacarr/Cantley Multi-Use Games Area, Bolton Hills, Bessacarr

18,684

Bessacarr/Cantley Grounds maintenance, Bolton Hills Multi-Use Games Area, Bessacarr

1,000

Bessacarr/Cantley Multi-Use Games Area/Pavillion, Cantley Park

386,179

Bessacarr/Cantley Grounds Maintenance, Ellers Road, Bessacarr

698

Conisbrough/Denaby Footpath Maintenance, Low Road, Conisbrough

3,000

Edlington/Sprotbrough Grounds Maintenance, New Lane, Sprotbrough

4,250

Edlington/Sprotbrough Grounds Maintenance, Melton Road, Sprotbrough

5,950

Edlington/Sprotbrough Grounds Maintenance, Edlington Pit Wood, Edlington

4,750

Edlington/Sprotbrough Landscape Improvements and Maintenance, Martinwells Lake Area, Edlington

27,000

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Edlington/Sprotbrough Landscape Improvements and Maintenance, Warmsworth Park, Warmsworth

15,000

Edlington/Sprotbrough Landscape Improvements and Maintenance, Clarke Avenue, Edlington

3,000

Edlington/Sprotbrough Maintenance of fencing, Sir Thomas Wharton College, Edlington

500

Greater Askern Grounds maintenance, Campsall Park, Campsall

2,055

Greater Askern Victorian Lighting, Askern Lane, Askern 1,685

Hatfield/Stainforth Hard Standing Quarry Park Car Park, Dunsville

6,099

Hatfield/Stainforth Play Area, Hatfield Water Park, Hatfield 33,425

Hatfield/Stainforth Off Road Parking, Ramskir View, Statinforth

18,930

Hatfield/Stainforth Peacock Park Playing Field and Fencing, Stainforth

3,325

Hatfield/Stainforth Allotment fencing, Oldfield Lane, Stainforth

11,743

Hatfield/Stainforth Enhancement of recreation ground, Station Road, Dunscroft

696

Mexborough Grounds maintenance, Schofield Park Multi-Use Games Area, Mexborough

1,000

Rossington Payment to Rossington Miners Welfare, Rossington

12,500

Rossington Grounds maintenance, Stripe Road, Rossington

6,850

Rossington Children’s Play Park, Holmescarr Community Enterprise Centre, Rossington

67,095

Thorne/Moorends Delves Path, Thorne 9,940

Thorne/Moorends Play area, Wike Gate Road, Thorne 12,204

Thorne/Moorends Revamp of Peel Hill Motte (History Trail), Thorne

4,500

Wheatley/Intake Multi-Use Games Area, Shaftsbury

Avenue, Intake

30,976

N/A Public Open Space Reconciliation-payment incorrectly credited to S106 Public Open Space. Transferred to Highways.

20,636

N/A Public Open Space Reconciliation-payment incorrectly credited to S106 Public Open Space. Transferred to Planning and Other.

44,161

N/A Public Open Space Reconciliation-payment incorrectly credited to S106 Public Open Space. Transferred to Council’s Reserves.

115,917

N/A Overpayment of S106 money-returned to the developer

78,583

N/A Land registry fees for transfer of public open space land

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Total Spend 1,435,226

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Transport

5.3 Through a mix of direct provision by developers, and through the in direct provision by the Council following receipt of a commuted sum, a range of projects were implemented in 2010/11. Table 9 shows the direct position of

projects delivered by developers. Table 10 shows how the Council’s transport related commuted sums have been spent in 2010/11 and Table 11 shows the projects implemented by South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) via commuted sum during 2010/11. Table 9: Direct Provision by a Developer during 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Number of

projects 0 Total Number of Projects 0

Table 10: In Direct Provision by DMBC via Commuted Sum During 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Spend (£)

Armthorpe Installation of Traffic Signals, Cowhouse Lane/Nutwell Lane, Armthorpe-

126,655

Armthorpe Preliminary Works, Glass Park Millennium Green Project, Kirk Sandall

516

Balby/Hexthorpe Improvement Scheme, White Rose Way, Balby

129,616

Thorne/Moorends Cycleway Scheme, Thorne Road, Edenthorpe

36,985

Total Spend 293,772

Table 11: In Direct Provision by South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) via Commuted Sum during 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Number Supplied

Bawtry/Tickhill Bus Service Subsidy for 91 First Group Service to extend the hours of operation and to uplift the service frequency, Robin Hood Airport, Finningley

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Bessacarr/Cantley Travel Master Tickets, Goodison Boulevard, Cantley

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Greater Bentley Travel Master Tickets, Doncaster Industry Park, Amersall Road, Scawthorpe

39

Hatfield/Stainforth Travel Master Tickets, Old Thorne Road, Hatfield

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Total Number Supplied 88

Miscellaneous

5.4 Details are shown in Table 12 of the miscellaneous projects delivered by developers onsite and Table 13 shows how the Council’s miscellaneous commuted sums have been spent in 2010/11.

Table 12: Direct Provision by Developer during 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Number of

Projects Total Number of Projects 0

Table 13: In Direct Provision by DMBC via Commuted Sum during 2010/11

Neighbourhood Project Spend (£) Askern Payment to Thorpe in Balne Parish

Council 1,410

Thorne/Moorends Payment to Thorne and Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum

2,536

N/A Highways reconciliation-Payment incorrectly credited to S106 highways. Transferred to highways.

101,456

N/A Highways reconciliation-Payment incorrectly credited to S106 highways. Transferred to Public Open Space.

75,361

N/A Highways reconciliation-Payment incorrectly credited to S106 highways. Transferred to Council’s reserves.

6,174

Total Spend 186,937

5.5 Management and Administration

Table 14: S106 Management and Administration spend in 2010/11 Spend (£)

Revenue-Management and Administration

45,274

Total Spend 45,274

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6.0 CASE STUDIES

Multi-Use Games Area, Shaftsbury Avenue, Intake

6.1 For a number of years members of the Intake Community had complained about the lack of safe places for young people to play football in the Intake area. In addition the Neighbourhood Team received constant complaints about young people playing football on streets which caused problems for residents.

6.2 Ward Members were aware that S106 monies were available for public open space provision in the area from the developments at Heatherwood House, Intake and Doncaster Bloodstock Sales but that would not be enough to build the Multi Use Games Area. A 10 year old who attended the Neighbourhood Teams Youth Club organised a petition which was signed by everyone at the Youth Club.

6.3 A funding application was submitted to Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd (WREN) requesting £25k to complete the funding package needed to provide a MUGA. The funding application was successful and after years of waiting a MUGA has finally been built.

6.4 The MUGA was completed in January 2011 and from that day it has been used constantly. Adults are seen having a game of football in the mornings in term time, school children have a game at lunchtime and from 4pm onwards it is packed with young people playing football or sitting in the seats and watching their friends.

6.5 The MUGA was always intended for adults and young people to use.

Recently a lady was leaving the Monday Club - she is in her sixties, she

started chatting to a group of boys who were about to go across to the MUGA

and told them she always wanted to have a go at basketball. A young lad

took her by the hand and went across to the MUGA with her where she had a

twenty minute game of basketball. She came back over the road delighted

with her achievements especially as she had scored 3 times or as she told her

friends who were waiting for her - its baskets not goals!

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6.6 Children’s Play Park, Holmescarr Community Enterprise Centre,

Rossington The Children’s Play Park at Holmescarr Community Enterprise Centre, Rossington was completed in October 2010. The project was funded solely by S106 money. The play area has received positive feedback from the local community and is well used by children before and after school. During the summer there are always around twenty children using the facility in an evening and numerous families use the area to have picnics during the holidays.

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7.0 FURTHER INFORMATION

Please contact the following for details of projects delivered during 2010/11 or for projects planned for 2011/12 or 2012/13: General Enquiries Contact Laura Sharman, S106 Programmes Officer Tel: 01302 737638 Email: laura.sharman@doncaster.gov.uk

Affordable Housing Adam Goldsmith - Housing Investment Strategy Manager Tel: 01302 736683 Email: adam.goldsmith@doncaster.gov.uk

Transport Amy Harhoff -Transport Planner Tel: 01302 735151 Email: amy.harhoff@doncaster.gov.uk Public Open Space – Contact relevant Area Manager listed below: North Area Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall, Barnby Dun, Hatfield, Stainforth, Thorne and Moorends Dave Ridge Tel: 01302 862412 Email: david.ridge@doncaster.gov.uk South Area Conisbrough, Denaby, Edlington, Warmsworth, Mexborough and Torne Valley Claire Gannon Tel: 01709 868929 Email: claire.gannon@doncaster.gov.uk

East Area

Armthorpe, Bessacarr, Cantley, Finningley and Rossington Steve Thomas Tel: 01302 865554 Email: steve.thomas@doncaster.gov.uk West Area Adwick, Askern Spa, Bentley, Great North Road, Sprotbrough Lisa Swainston Tel: 01302 862824 Email:lisa.swainston@doncaster.gov.uk

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Urban Area Balby, Central, Town Moor, Wheatley

Rachael Blake Tel: 01302 340424 Email: rachael.blake@doncaster.gov.uk