The government has decided to delay the full introduction of its proposed new Infrastructure Levy by up to 10 years, causing some to question whether the policy will ever see the light of day.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) late Friday issued a consultation on the Levy, which is designed to largely replace the use of section 106 agreements to secure planning contributions, in which it said it wanted to introduce it via a 10-year “test and learn” period.

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