Swindon Borough Council sees developer contributions playing a vital role in securing the funding necessary to facilitate future growth at Swindon through the provision of essential infrastructure.

Developer Contributions

The Development Control Guidance Note (DCGN), which is available to download below, sets out financial contributions for infrastructure that will be sought by the Council from applicants seeking planning permission for new housing development, where such development generates a need for new infrastructure and/or facilities. By identifying costs associated with development in the borough at the outset, it is hoped that the application of the Development Control Guidance should result in a speedier, more transparent process that will minimise uncertainty and reduce the time spent on the negotiation of S106 Agreements.

The Developer Contributions Development Control Guidance Note provides comprehensive advice for developers to Swindon Borough Council’s requirements for developer contributions for a variety of essential infrastructure. It incorporates all existing adopted SPG and the newly produced DCGN relating to developer contributions.

The document and a summary leaflet is available as a downloadable pdf file:

Developer Contributions DCGN (2.9MB)

Developer Contributions DCGN Summary Leaflet (33KB)

Model Legal Agreements

A model unilateral undertaking and draft Section 106 agreement are available below:

Model Unilateral Undertaking (PDF, 22 KB)

Draft Section 106 Agreement (PDF, 171KB)

Please note the wording of the draft Section 106 Agreement may be subject to change.

In the event that you require a Word version of the documents please e-mail your request to sbcdc@swindon.gov.uk

Section 106 Calculator

An online Section 106 Calculator has been constructed to help calculate the required developer contributions. It is based upon calculations taken from existing adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance and the newly produced Development Control Guidance Notes:

Online Section 106 Calculator

Maps

Associated maps are available as PDF files:

Early Years Education Map (2.3Mb)

Rural Primary School Catchment Map (1.1Mb)

Urban Primary School Catchment Map (609Kb)

Rural Secondary School Catchment Map (1.2Mb)

Urban Secondary School Catchment Map (1.0Mb)

Doctors Surgeries - Rural Area Map (994Kb)

Doctors Surgeries - Urban Area Map (946Kb)

Great Western Community Forest - Six Forest Areas Map (1.74Mb)

Draft Developer Contributions for Residential Development

The Borough Council have been reviewing the Developer Contributions Guidance Note, and published a revised guidance note for public consultation in November 2007. The Borough Council are currently awaiting further clarification on the potential impact of the Government's proposed Community Infrastructure Levy before seeking to adopt the revised Guidance Note.

Any persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance please contact the Forward Planning team on 01793 466513 or e-mail forwardplanning@swindon.gov.uk

Draft Developer Contributions for Transport Infrastructure and Services

The Borough Council published a draft guidance note on 'Developer Contributions for Transport Infrastructure and Services' for public consultation in March 2008. A transport tariff, or standard charge for transport, will provide a clear and consistent methodology for the calculation of the contributions required by the Council from developers towards transport in the Borough.

The draft document can be downloaded as a PDF file:

Developer Contributions for Transport Infrastructure (204KB)

The Borough Council are currently awaiting further clarification on the potential impact of the Government's proposed Community Infrastructure Levy before seeking to adopt the Guidance Note.

This web page was updated on Friday 28 August 2009.