The Council has adopted a Community Infrastructure Levy for Trafford, which came into effect on 7 July 2014. As a result of the introduction of CIL, planning obligations have been scaled back to just cover site specific measures that are required to make a development acceptable (such as a new road access) under Regulation 122 of the CIL Regulations 2010 as amended, and for the provision of affordable housing.
On the 24 March 2014, the Council's Executive approved Revised SPD1: Planning Obligations 2014, for adoption and implementation on the 7 July 2014.
On 22 November 2018 the Planning and Development Management Committee resolved that for the purposes of applying relevant planning policy in relation to the provision of affordable housing in new developments, the Borough is now in ‘GOOD’ market conditions, and that the State of the Economy: Housing Market Conditions (November 2018) report is a key material consideration in the determination of planning applications.
This SPD replaces the following planning guidance: