Each s106 agreement contains development “trigger” points when developers are required to pay any specified financial contributions.  As the development progresses the Council tracks it to determine when a payment is due from the developer.

When the developer makes a payment the monies received are held by MKC. The monitoring of all S106 agreements, including details of all financial contributions received and their current availability, can be viewed on the Public Facing Module of our Exacom system which can be accessed via Milton Keynes PFM - Home (exacom.co.uk) 

The majority of developer contributions are secured to support the delivery of Milton Keynes Council plans and strategies (such as education, transport and highways, communities and leisure, culture, public realm), or statutory services that the Council must deliver (like waste).  It is also the Council that is obligated in the legal agreement to secure the lawful use of contributions.  The Council will therefore oversee the use of all contributions.

The council has a standard method of planning and delivering projects, controlled by a number of programme boards.  The programme boards monitor monies received and programme its use to specific projects, which might include;

• delivery by Milton Keynes Council itself; or
• delivery by another body (for example a town or parish council).

Where contributions have been specifically secured for a body other than Milton Keynes Council (such as for health, emergency services voluntary sector organisations, or Town and Parish councils), then these bodies will plan and programme the use of the monies.

Any other organisation with an interest in using developer contributions can make an enquiry using the email below. The request will be forwarded to the relevant service area within the Council for review, or the relevant organisation (such as the NHS).

The process for the release of funds will be administered by the Council’s Planning Service once requested by the relevant Council service or other relevant organisation.  To initiate funding release contact us using the email below.

If you are interested in seeking S106 funding, it is requested that you first access the Council’s Exacom system to review available funds and the definitions for which they can be spent – it is these details that the Planning Obligations Team will use to assess whether the request for funds is legally compliant.

Release of funding will only follow key milestones in a project – normally once a project has the requisite Board or Committee approval to proceed (including the relevant Council Programme Board), and the delivery methods and timescales have been agreed.

The current practice includes giving 10 working days’ notice to relevant parish councils and local Ward Councillors that the funding will be released.  It is expected that those delivering a project will have fully engaged and communicated with interested parties prior to requesting to release the funds.

Funding will only be released to organisations outside of the Council by way of a signed agreement, which is to ensure the money is spent in a timely way and in line with the relevant obligation in the related Section 106 agreement.

From December 2020 the Council will be required to publish an Infrastructure Funding Statement.  This will detail developer contributions received and spent in a financial year (April to March).  Anyone who has received developer funding for a project will be required to report back to the Council’s Planning Service so this information can be included in the annual report.

The Council has also introduced a new monitoring system – called Exacom – which provides up-to-date information on the monitoring of individual planning obligations in legal agreements, including details on the receipt, allocation and spend of developer contributions.