FOI/EIR 25/26-451-S106 Funds

Details of unspent S106 Funds

Received 21 January 2026

1) How much money received via Section 106 agreements is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority? 

2) How much of this figure (Q1) is allocated for: 

a) affordable housing provision, 

b) highways/roads, 

c) schools and education contributions, 

d) open spaces (e.g. recreation, play areas, parks), 

e) health and social care services, 

f) Biodiversity Net Gain monitoring, 

g) other? 

3) Of the unspent Section 106 funds identified in Q1, how much was originally received: 

a) in the 2025/26 financial year, 

b) between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive), 

c) in the 2020/21 financial year or earlier? 

4) How much money received via Section 106 agreements has been returned to developers within the last ten years (2015/16 financial year onwards)? 

5) How much money received via Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payments is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority? 

6) Of the unspent CIL funds identified in Q5, how much of this figure was originally received: 

a) in the 2025/26 financial year, 

b) between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years (inclusive), 

c) in the 2020/21 financial year or earlier?

7) How many full-time equivalent (FTE) officers does the local authority employ whose role includes monitoring or managing developer contributions (Section 106 and/or CIL)? 

8) For each year from 2020 onwards, did the council publish its Infrastructure Funding Statement before the statutory deadline? Please indicate yes/no for each year. 

Responded 10 February 2026

1)
As of 03 February 2026, the total S106 receipts held unspent is £4,952,910.36.
2a) £533,784.01
2b) £639,510.19
2c) £1,138,163.14
2d) £817,071.64
2e) £0.00
2f) £12,345.29
2g) £1,812,036.09

3a) £493,610.96
3b) £3,159,542.23
3c) £1,299,757.17
4) £866,690.28
5) As of 26 January 2026, the total CIL receipts held unspent is £17,333,050.53 (£42,426,876.61 - £25,093,826.08).
6) Information Not Held - we do not hold information regarding when the remaining money in the CIL funds was received. To view the money received each year, please review our Infrastructure Funding Statements and relevant csv files on our website at https://eastcambs.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/community-infrastructure-levy/cil-documents-and-reports-0 
In respect of those requests that were answered in full or partially and the total refused please take this as notice under FOIA, that we:
a) Consider the information as exempt from disclosure under the Act;
b) Claim exempt under sections of the Act:
Section 12(4)(a) – Information Not Held
c) State why the exemption applies:
Regulation 12 (4) a public authority may refuse to disclose information to the extent that (a) it does not hold that information when an applicant’s request is received.
7) 2 FTE.
8) All Infrastructure Funding Statements were published before the statutory deadline. Please visit our website at https://eastcambs.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/community-infrastructure-levy/cil-documents-and-reports-0