FOI release

Section 106 Affordable Housing Obligations

Case reference FOI2026/00279

Received 17 February 2026

Published 11 March 2026

Request

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following information relating to Section 106 agreements within the Tunbridge Wells Borough that contain affordable housing obligations. For all planning permissions granted since 1 January 2018 that include a Section 106 agreement (or Unilateral Undertaking) requiring the provision of affordable housing, and where the affordable housing units have not yet been fully delivered and occupied, please provide: 1. The planning application reference number 2. The site address 3. The total number of dwellings in the approved scheme 4. The number of affordable dwellings required by the S106 agreement 5. The tenure mix of affordable dwellings (e.g. affordable rent, shared ownership, First Homes, social rent) as specified in the S106 agreement 6. Whether the affordable dwellings have been contracted to a Registered Provider, and if so, the name of the RP 7. Whether the affordable dwellings are located in a self-contained block or integrated within market housing 8. The current construction status (not started, under construction, completed) 9. The date of the S106 agreement or Unilateral Undertaking 10. The name and contact details of the developer/landowner party to the S106 agreement, to the extent this is recorded in the agreement (which is a public document) 11. The relevant covenant clause requiring affordable housing provision I would be grateful if this information could be provided in spreadsheet format (e.g. Excel) where possible.

Response

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following information relating to Section 106 agreements within the  Tunbridge Wells Borough that contain affordable housing obligations.
For all planning permissions granted since 1 January 2018 that include a Section 106 agreement (or Unilateral Undertaking) requiring the provision of affordable housing, and where the affordable housing units have not yet been fully delivered and occupied, please provide:
1.  The planning application reference number
2.  The site address
3.  The total number of dwellings in the approved scheme
4.  The number of affordable dwellings required by the S106 agreement
5.  The tenure mix of affordable dwellings (e.g. affordable rent, shared ownership, First Homes, social rent) as specified in the S106 agreement
6.  Whether the affordable dwellings have been contracted to a Registered Provider, and if so, the name of the RP
7.  Whether the affordable dwellings are located in a self-contained block or integrated within market housing
8.  The current construction status (not started, under construction, completed)
9.  The date of the S106 agreement or Unilateral Undertaking
10.  The name and contact details of the developer/landowner party to the S106 agreement, to the extent this is recorded in the agreement (which is a public document)
11.  The relevant covenant clause requiring affordable housing provision
I would be grateful if this information could be provided in spreadsheet format (e.g. Excel) where possible.

Please see attached spreadsheets, including links to our website where you can find further information.

Documents

• Affordable housing table FOI202600279.xlsx (12.6 KB)
• FOI2026_00279 Affordable Housing 27.02.2026 (1).xlsx (17.1 KB)

This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.