Planning Obligations Advice Note

Infrastructure, services and amenity facilities are important within the Stroud District. The planning system operates in the public interest and aims to foster sustainable development, providing homes, investment and jobs in a way that adds to rather than detracts from the quality of the environment.

These objectives are achieved through the preparation of Development Plans and exercise of our development control functions.

Planning Obligations, also known as Section 106 Agreements, are negotiated between local authorities and developers in the context of granting planning permission. They provide a means to ensure that a proposed development contributes to the provision of necessary infrastructure and facilities required by national and local planning policies.

PDF Draft Section 106 Agreement - 06/11/2008 : 154Kb

Local Plan Ref	Parish	Site Name	Capacity	Obligations identified in the Local Plan
HG4	Rodborough	Land north of Dudbridge Hill	80	Affordable housing – 30%
				Securing access to, and improvements to, the footpath/cycleway to the east of the site.
				Contribution towards bus facilities.
HG5	Cainscross	Chashes Green Hospital	40	Affordable housing
				Securing the use of the adjoining allotment site as allotments readily available to local people.
				Provision of equipped toddlers’ play area (LAP) on-site and its maintenance.
HG7	Stroud	Bisley Old Road Allotments	45	Affordable housing
				Contribution towards the improvement of the bis service alond Bisley Old Road
				Traffic calming measures along Bisley Old Road
HG10	Stroud	Former Stroud Valley Scjool, Ryeleaze Road	15	Affordable housing
				Contribution towards the improvement of existing footpaths and provision of a new pedestrian crossing at Ryeleaze Road, to enable access to Stroud town centre.
HG13	Thrupp	Land between Hope Mill Lane and London Road	30	Construction of a road to enable a new separate access to the Hope Mills Trading Estate
				Provision of a footpath on Hope Mill Lane.
				Substantial landscaping along the A419 to screen the development from the road and to ameliorate noise disturbance.
				Pedestrian crossing facilities on London Road.
				A bus stop and shelter on each side of London Road near the site.
				Given the substantial nature of other requirements in relation to this site, no affordable housing will be specifically required.
HG21	Kings Stanley			Affordable houses
				Contribution towards bus facilities

Developers should also be aware that contributions may also be required for play/open space, highways, education and library service. For pre-application discussions please contact the Development Management Team: planning@stroud.gov.uk

The Planning Obligations Advice Note available to download below, explains when and where Planning Obligations are used, why they are necessary and how the Council take Planning Obligations into account.

PDF Planning Obligations Advice Note (pdf) - 25/04/2005 : 279Kb