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Guidance: Planning Obligations: good practice advice

Planning Inspectorate

February 5
14:33 2025

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This guide includes details about:

  • justifying the need for the planning obligation
  • format of the planning obligation
  • parties to the planning obligation
  • content of the planning obligation
  • requirements imposed by unilateral undertakings
  • modifying or discharging planning obligations
  • planning obligations and the provision of affordable housing
  • planning obligations for pooled contributions/tariffs

Updates to this page

Published 21 April 2022
Last updated 5 February 2025 +show all updates
  1. References to the Model s106 obligations by the Law Society has been removed as it is outdated.

  2. Updates were made as part of work to simplify and streamline appeals guidance.

  3. First published.

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