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Planning Obligations

Commons · Question 11043 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the enforceability of s106 agreements.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 25 Jun 2026

Section 106 agreements are legal agreements. Local planning authorities may take enforcement action in respect of any breach of the obligations contained within them. Enforcement is at the discretion of the local planning authority and it is therefore for...