Self Service Legal Agreements

Self Service Legal Agreements

The Council has developed a self service Section 106 agreement option to accompany developments of between 1 to 9 dwellings or commercial developments in use classes B1, B2, B8 of 100sq metres to 999 sq metres only.

The self service agreements are not suitable for unregistered land, or land held in trust or for developments which require an affordable housing contribution. The agreement cannot be amended and this process will allow no negotiation on the levels of contribution required. If you do not wish to use this service you can ask for your application to be scoped in order for a bilateral agreement to be formed between yourself and the Council. You should be aware that bespoke agreements will result in higher legal and administration and compliance charges.

What information will I need to complete the agreement?

> site description;

> description of development;

> ownership details, whether owner/s are an individual or a company;

> title details i.e. title number;

> the correct Transport (BEST) contribution;

> the correct Community Improvement contribution (for residential developments only);

A statement of how the calculation is arrived at should be submitted with your planning application as part of your 1APP documentation.

To create a self service legal agreement click here.

How much will the agreement cost me?

The tables and information below will tell you the cost of the contribution. In addition to these costs a fixed legal fee of £300 and fixed administration and compliance charge of £200 will be applied. This payment is detailed in the agreement and is due on completion of the agreement. A higher legal and compliance and administration charge will be payable for bespoke agreements and for contributions which require ongoing monitoring.

How to work out the Transport (BEST) contribution:

A Transport (BEST) contribution will be required for all developments.

The table below shows the contribution per dwelling type and per square metre of commercial floorspace. Deductions can be made if your development requires the demolition of dwelling houses or commercial floor space.

Contributions are taken on behalf of Hampshire County Council as the Highway Authority. Further details of the adopted Transport Contributions Policy are available here.

Transport Contributions Policy adopted by Hampshire County Council

The costs in the table are based on 2007/08 contribution levels and will be subject to appropriate indexation for future years.

How to work out the Community Improvement contribution:

The Community Improvement contribution is only payable in connection with residential development.

The table below shows the contribution per dwelling type. Deductions can be made if your development requires the demolition of dwelling houses.

Community Improvement - Cost per dwelling type

The table below provides a scenario of costs based on the development of five properties (3 no. 2 bedroom, 1 no. 3 bedroom and 2 no. 4 bedroom dwellings) following the demolition of an existing 3 bedroom house.