Developers owe Welsh councils £2.3m

BBC News - Developers owe Welsh councils £2.3m under Section 106 agreements
More than half of Welsh councils are owed money from private developers which should be going towards community facilities.
BBC Wales has found that nearly £2.3m was outstanding in December 2011, in figures obtained through Freedom of Information requests.

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