Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022/23
Source: data.gov.uk (2025-11-19)

Uttlesford infrastructure funding statement. The statement for each year sets out income and expenditure relating to contributions secured with S.106 Agreements on developments throughout the Uttlesford District.

UTTLESFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL 
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING 
STATEMENT 2022/2023. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Uttlesford District Council 
Infrastructure Funding Statement 
2022/2023 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 1 
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 2 
2. INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING STATEMENT 2022/23 ..................................................................... 4 
3. GOING FORWARD .................................................................................................................. 5 
4. OUR PROCESSES ................................................................................................................... 6 
5. AFFORDABLE HOUSING .......................................................................................................... 7 
6.  OPEN SPACE ...................................................................................................................... 10 
7.  COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................... 12 
8.  EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................... 14 
9. HEALTHCARE ..................................................................................................................... 15 
10. SECTION 278 AGREEMENTS ................................................................................................ 16 
11. RECREATIONAL disturbance AVOIDANCE MITIGATION STRATEGY (RAMS) .................................. 18 

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1. INTRODUCTION 
Welcome to Uttlesford District Council’s Infrastructure Funding 
Statement 2022/2023. 
The Statement sets out income and expenditure relating to contributions secured 
with S.106 Agreements on developments throughout the Uttlesford District. 
Councils are now required to produce an Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) on an annual basis and 
this document is the first IFS for Uttlesford District Council. 
S.106 agreements are used to mitigate the impacts of development and ensure that Uttlesford District 
Council’s planning policy requirements are fully met. 
Planning obligations or ‘developer contributions’ are used to help fund: 
• 
The provision of, or improvements to, open space provision and affordable housing contributions 
accepted in lieu of on-site provision; 
• 
Provision of on-site affordable housing; and 
• 
Non-financial obligations, including requirements such as travel plans 
The information included in this statement will be updated annually and published on the Council’s 
website. 
The statements does not include information on open space provision delivered on-site as part 
of new development in the District. 
The data on contributions is imperfect as it represents estimates at a given point in time and can be 
subject to change. However it is the most robust available at the time of publication. 

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2 INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING STATEMENT 2022/2023. 
S.106 Contributions Summary 
 
For the financial year 2022/23, the Council received a total of £411,518.55 of S.106 contributions.  
 
The contributions received can be spent over a number of years and  this enables the Council to plan 
ahead for the growth and future needs of the District and budget for larger scale, or more expensive, 
projects. 
 
 
 
2022/23 
Infrastructure 
Type 
S.106 Monies 
Received 
Open Space 
£350,000.00 
Healthcare 
£61,518.55 
The amount of planning obligation money received in respect of administration of planning 
obligations and monitoring in relation to the delivery of planning obligations during the 
reported year was £41,750.00 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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3. GOING FORWARD 
 
2022/23: The table below show the S.106 monies held by the Council at the start of the 2022/23 
financial year. 
 
S.106 MONIES AVAILABLE AT 31ST MARCH 
2023 
Infrastructure Type 
S.106 Monies 
Available £ 
Affordable Housing 
£942,660.00 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. OUR PROCESSES 
The Planning Application : 

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S.106 Agreements are a mechanism that makes a development proposal, that would not otherwise be, 
acceptable in planning terms. 
The tests for when a S.106 Agreement can be used, are: 
a) necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms 
b) directly related to the development; and 
c) fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development. 
Once signed, the S.106 Agreement is binding on successive owners of the land. 
The Obligations: 
Details of the obligations, and the point at which they become due, are detailed within the Agreement. 
This may, for example, be on commencement of development or after a certain number, or percentage, 
of properties are built or sold. 
Collection of Monies Due: 
Where the obligation is financial, the amount due will be calculated and the developer invoiced. 
The 
sum due is index linked and given a specific budget code to allow us to monitor spend and balance. 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Affordable Housing 
 
A Local Housing Needs Assessment (LHNA) was commissioned by the council and will form part of the new Local Plan. 

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The LHNA concludes that there is a requirement for the Council to deliver 684 homes per annum and that there is a 
considerable need within the district for affordable homes. 
 
99 new affordable homes were delivered via S106 Agreements within the Uttlesford district in 2022/23. This consisted 
of 56 new homes for affordable rent and 43 for shared ownership. 
 
Affordable Housing Planning Approvals 2022/23:  On-site Obligations to be delivered by S106  
Contributions 
 
 
Development Site 
Number of 
Affordable Homes 
UTT/17/1852/FUL  
Dunmow Road, Takeley  
6 Affordable Rent 
2 Shared Ownership 
8 
UTT/18/1011/OP  
Maranello, Watch House Green  
7 Affordable Rent 
4 Shared Ownership 
11  
 
UTT/19/3068/DFO: Little 
Walden Road (Gladmans) 
Mountfitchet 
3 Affordable Rent 
10 Shared Ownership 
13  
 
UTT/18/3089/FUL  
Tiggers, Ongar Road 
2 Affordable Rent 
UTT/20/0336/DFO  
8 Affordable Rent 
3 Shared Ownership 

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Land South of Gt 
Hallingbury Manor (Tilekin 
Lane) 
11 
UTT/18/1826/DFO  
Land West of Woodlands 
Way (Sapphire Fields 
Bellway Site) 
21 Affordable Rent 
21 Shared Ownership 
42  
UTT/19/2355/DFO Thaxted 
Road 
11 Affordable Rent 
1 Shared Ownership 
12  
TOTAL 
99 
 
 
 
 
 
Affordable Housing 
 
A S106 Agreement will normally require that the developer delivers a proportion of new homes as affordable 
housing or that a financial contribution is made in lieu of on-site provision.  

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Homes provided on site are normally made available to one of the Council’s Registered Provider partners or 
occasionally to the Council.  
 
On-site provision of affordable housing is the preference but on occasions a payment in lieu of on-site 
provision is secured.  
 
At 31/3/23 the Council had £942,660 of financial contributions in lieu of on-site provision of affordable 
housing which will be used to fund new Council homes within the Uttlesford District. 
 
(there were no additional off-site affordable housing contributions received during 2022/23 but we will have 
the £197,695 received on 5/9/23 from McCarthy & Stone to record in the 2023/24 report) 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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6. OPEN SPACE 
In 2022/23, £350,000.00 of S.106 monies was received for open space provision or improvement across 
the  Uttlesford District. 
On the UDC website we publish a financial report that details the monies secured via S.106 
agreements, monies spent on projects and the balance remaining for use across in Towns & Parishes 
across the Uttlesford District. 
Open Space: 
Larger developments may also secure S.106 contributions for Open Space Purposes.  
In 2022/23, the  following planning applications contain an Open Space element on developments. 
 
 
List of applications in 2022/23 with an Open Space 
element 
Application 
Reference 
Application Site 
Monies Paid 
£ 
UTT/0142/12/OP 
 
Land North Of Ashdon Road, Ashdon Road, Saffron 
Walden 
Public open Space areas maintenance contribution 
received on completion of LEAPS / LAPS Land transfer 
£350,000.00 
TOTAL 
£350,000.00 
 

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  Requests to Spend: 
Some S.106 Agreements contain specific covenants that details where the monies must be spent or 
provision of housing, located. 
For open space monies, Town & Parish Councils are able to utilise S.106 contributions for the provision 
or upgrade of open space and play areas in accordance with Council policy. 
When a request is received from the Town or Parish Council, it is checked to ensure it meets the 
appropriate criteria before being agreed. 
Town & Parish Councils have been able to install new play equipment, benches, gardens and sports areas 
for the enjoyment of residents across the District. 
Once a payment has been made, the financial database is updated to show the amount now available to 
spend. 

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7. COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
Foresthall Play Ground Improvement Project 
 
 
• Section 106 funds of £16,500 have been secured from the community facilities pot associated with 
Foresthall Park for the Foresthall Play Ground Improvement Project. Following public consultation, 
Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council has agreed to install more play equipment on the Wilkin's 
Crescent Play Area and to add additional seating at Watson Green. 
 
On Wilkin’s Crescent, install a reused swing and slide inside the current LEAP area, which can be used by 
both younger and older children. In addition, SMPC want to install a trim trail suitable for older children (6-
12) outside of the LEAP and on a downward slope in order to minimise the visual impact to nearby residents. 
 
- On Walson way the residents require that new seating should be provided so that all ages can enjoy the 
nature that arises from the nearby SUDS and Open Spaces 
 
 
Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council has requested a UDC Community Project Grant of £3,500. The Stansted 
Mountfitchet Parish Council request is for the   release of £16,500 of S106 funds from the remaining 
community facilities pot at   Foresthall Park in order to fill the current funding gap 

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1. The total cost of the project is £20,000 and Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council have received a 
grant offer of £3,500 from the UDC Community Projects scheme.   
2. In all three cases, the additional money would be drawn from the remaining community facilities 
pot associated with Foresthall Park, which currently stands at £31,864.45.   
 
3. The Parish Council needs £16,500 from the remaining balance from the community facilities pot 
associated with Foresthall Park and it would leave a balance of £15,364.45. 
 
 
• Bentfield school will be occupying one of the allotment plots on Walpole Meadows in Stansted, Bentfield 
school teaches many physically and mentally disadvantaged children.   
 
• Transferred £5,767.06 to NHS to contribute towards the Saffron Walden Community Hospital for the 
North Uttlesford Primary Care Network. 
 
 

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8. EDUCATION 
Larger developments may secure S.106 contributions for Education Purposes. Essex County Council 
calculates the requirement for additional school places, in differing age groups, that the development will 
necessitate. 
EDUCATION: 
Larger developments may secure S.106 contributions for Educational Purposes. Essex County Council 
calculates the requirement for additional school places, in differing age groups, that the development will 
necessitate. 
 
2022/23 Applications with an Education element 
Application 
Reference 
Application 
Site 
Monies Secured 
UTT/20/2632/FUL Land West Of London Road, Newport, Essex 
Education calculation to be undertaken in 
accordance with S.106 requirement 
UTT/19/0462/FUL Land West Of Hall Road, Elsenham, Essex 
Education calculation to be undertaken in 
accordance with S.106 requirement 
UTT/20/2724/OP 
Land East Of London Road, Little Chesterford 
Essex 
Education calculation to be undertaken in 
accordance with S.106 requirement 
 
This following is a link to ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTION GUIDE  
 
https://consultations.essex.gov.uk/rci/ecc-developers-infrastructure-
contributions/supporting_documents/Developers%20Guide.pdf

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9.HEALTHCARE 
HEALTHCARE: 
Larger developments may also secure S.106 contributions for Healthcare Purposes. In 2022/23, the 
following planning applications contain a healthcare element on developments yet to be delivered. 
 
 
List of applications in 2022/23 with a Healthcare element 
Application 
Reference 
Application Site 
Monies Paid 
£ 
UTT/19/0393/OP 
 
Land West of Parsonage Road, Takeley 
 
£61,518.55 
UTT/21/3311/OP 
Land West of Garnetts, Takeley 
***** 
UTT/21/2488/OP 
Land East of Parsonage Road, Takeley 
***** 
UTT/19/0462/FUL 
Land West of Hall Road, Elsenham, Essex 
***** 
UTT/20/2632/FUL 
Land West of London Road, Newport 
***** 
TOTAL 
£61,518.55 

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10.SECTION 278 AGREEMENTS 
Section 278 agreements (S.278) under the Highways Act 1980 are legally binding agreements between 
the Local Highway Authority (Essex County Council) and the developer to ensure delivery of necessary 
highway works resulting from new development. 
S.278 Agreements may allow for items such as: 
• Roundabouts. 
• Priority junctions. 
• Junctions with traffic lights. 
• Right turn lanes. 
• Improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. 
• 
Improvements to existing junctions. 
• 
Traffic calming measures.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS 
Larger developments may secure S.106 contributions for Highway Purposes. Essex County Council 
calculates the requirement for additional school places, in differing age groups, that the development will 
necessitate. 
 
Due to restrictions due to lockdown for much of the period, little progress was able to be made with 
progressing of significant development sites and therefore contributions to highways were not triggered. 
Restrictions and furlough of key staff on the developers’ side restricted progress on all sites. 
 
It is anticipated that significant progress is being made in the 2021-22 financial year, and it is anticipated 
that this progress will be reported in the Infrastructure Financial Statement for 2022-23. 
 
 
Essex County Council has provided its own Infrastructure Financial Statement for the period 
which can be found via the Essex County Council website this provides information of held 
Section 106 Contributions and Section 278 Agreements held by the County Council 
 
 
 

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11.RECREATIONAL DISTURBANCE 
AVOIDANCE MITIGATION STRATEGY 
(RAMS) 
The Essex coast Recreational disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (the “Essex Coast RAMS”) 
aims to deliver the mitigation necessary to protect the wildlife and their habitats on the Essex coast from 
the increased visitor pressure associated with new residential development in combination with other 
plans and projects.  
All new residential developments within the evidenced Zone of Influence where there is a net increase in 
dwelling numbers are required to pay the Essex Coast RAMS tariff. The Essex Coast RAMS identifies a 
detailed programme of strategic mitigation measures that are to be funded by developer contributions 
from residential development schemes 
Natural England recommended a strategic approach to mitigation to enable Local Planning Authorities 
(LPAs) to comply with their responsibilities to protect habitats and species in accordance with the UK 
Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (the ‘Habitats Regulations’).  The protected 
habitats sites along the Essex coast and the Essex sites are below (sites in dark green have been identified 
for use in relation to specific developments Uttlesford and the location of the development with determine 
which site is allocated the payment). 

 
 
List of Essex Habitat Sites, where Uttlesford (or parts of it) are within the Zone of Influence 
Essex Estuaries SAC 
Blackwater Estuary SPA and Ramsar 
 
 
 
 
List of Contributions Secured by Site 
Habitat Sites 
Contributions Secured to 
date of publication £ 
Contributions Collected and 
Transferred to Chelmsford 
City Council £ 
Blackwater Estuary SPA and Ramsar & Essex Estuaries SAC 
£12,848.22 
£3,638.54 
 
 
The Essex Coast RAMS steering Group has been set up to prioritise the habitat sites mitigation projects that 
will be allocated funding from the RAMS contributions. 
 
The Essex Cost RAMS contributions are to be held centrally and a Partnership Agreement between 
Chelmsford City Council and the 11 other Essex Local Authorities is in place to administer the process. 
 
 
 
 
 
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