Affordable housing contribution usage

Dear Luke Chafer,

Re: Freedom of Information Request MPW8X225U

I refer to your request to the council received on 17/04/2024 for the
following:

I would like to make a request under the freedom of information act. I
would like the following information. - I would like to know how much
money the council has collected in affordable housing contributions under
section 106 or community infrastructure levies in the years:
2023,2022,2021,2020. - I would like to know for the same years how much of
the money was spent. - I would also like a list of the projects that the
money was spent on. .

We will respond to your request in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, within 20 working days, from the day after your
request was received. We will therefore aim to respond to your request by
16/05/2024.

For reference, Leeds City Council publish a wealth of information which
you can access at: Welcome to LEEDS.GOV.UK - Leeds City Council  and Data
Mill North – Open Data for the North of England .

If your request for information is considered and deemed as a 'business as
usual' request, it will be responded to by the appropriate Service within
the Council.

If you have questions about this request, please contact us at
[Leeds City Council request email].

Yours sincerely,

Jennifer Milner

Information Management and Governance.

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Dear Luke Chafer,

Re: Freedom of Information Request MPW8X225U. 

I refer to your correspondence to the council and your request for the
following: Affordable housing contribution

The information requested can be found on our website [1]Infrastructure
Funding Statement 2022/23 (leeds.gov.uk) for the financial year 2022/2023.
The IFS for previous years are attached.

How much money the council has collected in affordable housing
contributions under section 106 in the years: 2023,2022,2021,2020

2020/21: -£3,010,252.08

2021/22: -£5,323,323.20

2022/23:-£3,373,991.11

2023/24 Up To 31/12/23: -£2,091,153.51

for the same years how much of the money was spent.

2020/21: £236,545.67

2021/22: £1,873,738.00

2022/23: £2,268,548.00

2023/24 Up To 31/12/23: £143,042.51

I would also like a list of the projects that the money was spent on.

2020/21:

-Westerton Walk;

-Seacroft Library;

-Habinteg Bespokes Commuted Sums payment;

-Meynall Approach;

-Kidacre Travellers Site;

2021/22:

-Meynall Approach;

2022/23:

-Council House Growth Programme - Right Of First Refusal for recycling of
empty properties;

-Commuted Sums Greenmill Gardens/Seacroft Crescent;

-Meynall Approach;

-Windlesford Green, Homsley Lane, Rothwell;

2023/24 Up To 31/12/23:

-Council House Growth Programme - Right Of First Refusal for recycling of
empty properties

I trust that this response is satisfactory. If however you are
dissatisfied with this response you have a right to appeal to an
independent officer within the council. They will re-examine your request
and assess whether we have adhered to the requirements of the act. Should
you wish to follow this course of action please address your concerns in
writing to [Leeds City Council request email].

You also have a right under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act
to ask the Information Commissioner to decide whether we have met with our
obligations under the act.  The Commissioner has however made it clear
that they expect all applicants to exhaust internal appeals procedures
prior to making such an application. Should you wish to contact the
Commissioner’s office then you can contact the Commissioner via their
website at [2]www.ico.org.uk

I trust that this is self-explanatory.  If you have any queries please
contact me by return email to [3][Leeds City Council request email].

Regards

Paul Burns

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