Policy information sourced from the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan

C1 Infrastructure Delivery and Planning Contributions

Infrastructure Requirements and Delivery

New development will be coordinated with the provision of appropriate infrastructure to support the development. The Council will require that there is adequate infrastructure to serve developments, through the use of planning contributions, working with infrastructure providers and stakeholders to identify requirements.

In determining applications for planning permission, the Council will take into consideration the nature, scale and location of the proposed development. Where development generates a need either because of its individual or cumulative impact, compensatory or mitigatory measures will be sought to secure the necessary infrastructure, or improvements to the proposals submitted to enable the development to proceed, in accordance with advice in national guidance.

Planning Contributions

Community Infrastructure Levy will be applied in accordance with the Regulations and planning obligations will be negotiated on a case by case basis in accordance with current legislation, national policy and guidance.

In determining what planning obligations would make development acceptable in planning terms, account will be taken of the proposed development, individual characteristics of the site, the infrastructure needs of the site and the surrounding area, and the London Plan. Proposals that form part of potentially wider sites will be assessed in terms of the capacity of the site as a whole. The viability of the development will also be taken into account. Where the development is unable to deliver all the policy requirements for reasons of viability or where enabling development is necessary to bring development forward, a viability study will be required to accompany the planning application. S106 contributions will be reviewed in the context of this viability study. The applicant will fund the independent assessment of the viability study, or other technical studies requiring independent assessment, prior to the application being determined.

For more information please see the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan