- beneficial owner
- The person or entity that ultimately controls or benefits from land or a company, as distinct from the legal owner whose name appears on the register. Beneficial ownership may lie with a parent company, trust or offshore entity. Who owns that development site: 5 ways to trace land ownership
- charging schedule
- The document published by a council that sets out CIL rates for different types of development and different zones within the borough. Community Infrastructure Levy: what it is and how councils apply it to new developments
- Community Infrastructure Levy
- A charge placed by councils on new developments, calculated per square metre of floor space, to fund infrastructure improvements across the area. Community Infrastructure Levy: what it is and how councils apply it to new developments
- delegated powers
- The authority given to a senior planning officer to approve or refuse an application without it going to the planning committee. Most applications are decided this way. How to object to a planning application: valid grounds and the formal process
- housing allocation
- A site identified in the local plan as suitable and available for residential development, with an estimate of how many homes it can deliver within the plan period. Allocations are shown on the policies map and carry a policy setting out the requirements any application must meet. What is a local plan: the council document that shapes housing and development near you
- infrastructure funding statement
- An annual report published by the council showing CIL income received, projects funded, and planned spending for the coming year. Community Infrastructure Levy: what it is and how councils apply it to new developments
- material considerations
- Planning matters the council can legally weigh when deciding an application, such as highway safety, design quality and harm to amenity. Personal concerns like property value or loss of a private view are not material considerations. How to object to a planning application: valid grounds and the formal process
- outline permission
- An application that tests whether housing can be built on a site in principle, without detailed designs. Reserved matters such as layout and appearance are submitted later if outline permission is granted. Finding new housing developments in your area: 6 official and informal channels
- policies map
- The map that forms part of the local plan, showing which land is allocated for housing, employment and other uses. It is legally part of the development plan. Land allocated for housing: 4 places to check and what allocation actually means
- pre-commencement condition
- A planning condition that must be formally discharged by the council before any site work begins, such as submission of drainage details or a construction management plan. Outline planning permission: the first-stage approval and what it leaves undecided
- reserved matters
- The design details deferred to a second planning application after outline consent is granted, usually appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. Outline planning permission: the first-stage approval and what it leaves undecided
- Section 106
- A legal agreement between a developer and the council that secures contributions to infrastructure, affordable housing and community facilities as a condition of planning permission. Finding new housing developments in your area: 6 official and informal channels
- Section 106 agreement
- A legal agreement between a developer and a local council that binds the land to deliver affordable housing, infrastructure contributions or other planning obligations. Future owners inherit these commitments. Who owns that development site: 5 ways to trace land ownership
- trigger point
- A milestone written into a Section 106 agreement that determines when a specific obligation must be completed, such as before first occupation or before a certain number of homes are built. Section 106 agreements: what they are and 3 ways they affect your home purchase
- viability review
- An assessment requested by a developer to show that changed market conditions make the original Section 106 obligations unaffordable, which can lead to reduced or deferred contributions if the council agrees. Section 106 agreements: what they are and 3 ways they affect your home purchase
- windfall sites
- Land that is developed for housing without being formally allocated in the local plan. Permissions on windfall sites are granted where proposals meet other planning policies. Land allocated for housing: 4 places to check and what allocation actually means
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