Find out more about Section 106 and the Community Infrastructure Levy and how it benefits residents, businesses and local communities.
Section 106 agreements, along with the newer Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), ensure that developments in the city provide local improvements to benefit new residents and the existing community.
The agreements, made between developers and the council’s planning service, help to provide work or financial contributions to improve the facilities, services and amenities in the area where building is taking place.
The contributions aim to reduce the impact of the development and make sure it does not place additional pressure on existing infrastructure. The level of contributions reflects the type and scale of the new development and its impact on the local community.
Projects include:
Most of these projects could not happen this without this funding.
Our searchable EXACOM database allows you find information about individual Community Infrastructure Levy or Section 106 funded projects in your area, including:
You can search by Ward and by time period. Search our EXACOM database.
In 2021 to 2022 we raised over £5 million in Section 106 money from developments. Projects supported by that funding included:
The amount of Section 106 money received by the council in 2022/23 reduced from the previous year to £3.6 million. This fall reflects both the introduction of CIL and the lower number of major planning applications being submitted by developers last year.
The Community Infrastructure Levy has now largely replaced Section 106 agreements and covers a much wider range of developments. £2.01 million of CIL receipts were collected in 2022/23.
In 2022/23 over £4.5 million of Section 106 funds were spent on key projects including:
Playgrounds benefited from this funding in Hollingdean Park, Rottingdean Recreation Park, Saltdean Oval, Knoll Park, Woollards Field (Maggie’s Corner) and Queens Park.
The Moulsecoomb Forest Garden & Wildlife Project and Whitehawk Hill North were amongst other City Parks projects to receive funding.
On 31 March 2023 the council’s Section 106 Fund had a balance of over £22m. Since April 2023 a further £9 million has been committed to projects across the city. These include:
Additionally, £6.8 million has been earmarked for future investment to support improvements to school buildings or facilities and the schemes in our Sports Strategy, when they are ready to be taken forward.
Section 106 obligations can also include “non-monetary” contributions, such as affordable housing units on site, open spaces and children’s play areas or transport mitigation such as Travel Plans.
In 2022 to 2023, the council entered into 13 planning agreements which will deliver 359 affordable housing units and shared ownership homes across the city.
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is different to Section 106 payments. It covers a much wider range of developments, and has a published tariff schedule for contributions so developers know how much they will have to pay.
Around 75% of CIL money will be spent on projects already identified by the council. However, funding will also be set aside for neighbourhood projects, with communities invited to bid for funding in a new process to be launched during 2024.
View a copy of our latest Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement for Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 developer contributions.
The Infrastructure Funding Statement is an important way of demonstrating how the council’s housing target, as set out within the City Plan Part 1, is being delivered. It also shows how developer contributions will be used in the delivery of essential supporting infrastructure.
Our Brighton & Hove City Regeneration map shows the location of community projects which have benefited from developer Section 106 payments. It also highlights current and recently completed regeneration and housing developments across the city.
You can see more or less detail by using the 'layers' button on the left side. Hover over the symbols and select Section 106 funded projects on the layer list. You can zoom in or out using the plus and minus buttons.
New all-weather football pitches open at Withdean Sports Complex
City construction workers climbing the career ladder – thanks to section 106 funded training
Councillors briefed on £9m of additional funding for city improvements
Section 106 - making a difference to lives and communities across the city