S106 Support

Descriptions

Maldon District Council (MDC) wishes to procure legal support to assist the Council in drafting, negotiating and agreeing section 106 agreements for all large scale and strategic planning applications. The Council expects to receive all large scale and strategic applications associated with sites allocated in the Council’s emerging Local Development Plan (LDP) within the next 3 years. This Contract therefore seeks to procure legal support as required for 2 years. The Council is currently in receipt of 12 major applications where legal support is required to complete section 106 agreements. This number of major applications being considered by the Council is expected to continue over the coming months. The commission includes the following key tasks: 1.Drafting site specific section 106 agreements using the Council’s model section 106 agreement, and based on the infrastructure requirements and pooling arrangements set out in the LDP and IDP. 2.Negotiate with the applicants and other parties to seek to maximise the contributions contained with section 106 agreement, and provide advice to the Council to assist the Council in reaching an agreement with applicants. This would include attending two meetings with the applicants and the Council as necessary. 3.Finalise the section 106 agreement on behalf of the Council. Please send submission to the following contact details (submissions by email are preferred) no later than 12noon Wednesday 29th July: Email: tim.parton@maldon.gov.uk Postal: Tim Parton, Major Applications Team, Maldon District Council Offices, Princes Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5DL Please email any clarification requests to paula.jarvis@braintree.gov.uk