The south east regional assembly’s planning committee has endorsed an eight-point infrastructure delivery plan for the region. It is now seeking a formal agreement with government on how the region’s infrastructure will be funded, including through developer tariffs. Councillor Keith Mitchell, chairman of SEERA’s planning committee said: “Infrastructure is a longstanding issue and a real problem in our region. We are concerned that existing and future service provision will get squeezed in development budgets without sufficient planning. This infrastructure concordat provides a positive package to address these problems, and we look forward to a constructive dialogue with government in the coming months.” The eight-point plan includes a recommendation that government funding be supplemented with developer contributions through section 106 agreements or infrastructure “tariffs.” It also proposes a clear timetable for the introduction of a planning gain supplement and details of what this would cover.