Use of planning obligations in the funding of Crossrail, and the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy – draft SPG

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Posted on: 23 November 2012
By: mackene
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London Mayor Boris Johnson has published draft guidance on the use of planning obligations to fund Crossrail and on the application of the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to developments within London Boroughs.The advice, in the form of draft supplementary guidance, amends the calculation for contributions on the basis of gross internal area rather than gross external area. The document has been published as a supporting document to the London Plan’s policies on Crossrail funding and planning obligations. The guidance provides that when councils assess whether to seek contributions to the construction cost of Crossrail through section 106 agreements, they should be able to demonstrate a direct relationship between the development and the need for Crossrail. The guidance makes it clear that retail, hotel and office developments in central London and the northern part of the Isle of Dogs should be required to contribute if they involve a net increase in office floor space of more than 500 sq m. Comments are requested by 15 January 2013.

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