In starting work on our new local plan, we’ve noticed that the PPG has changed to preclude local authorities including formula based approaches to planning obligations in SPDs (Paragraph: 004 Reference ID: 23b-004-20190901). We’ve also noticed in the PAS FAQs on new Supplementary Plans that these also can’t be used to set out detail, such as approaches to Planning Obligations. As an authority that doesn’t use CIL, we currently have an SPD to deal with Planning Obligations and formulas, and as a Unitary, this is a significant document. We are now wondering how we deal with this in the new Local Plan. This could delay the preparation of the Plan and also make it significantly longer as a document.
Are there any other non-CIL authorities that have come across this issue? If so, it would be really useful to know how other authorities are dealing with this as we have not really come across anyone who appears to have done this.
