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Meeting: 06/01/2020 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet (Item 72)

72 MCa/19/34 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) - CIL EXPENDITURE BUSINESS PLAN JANUARY 2020 pdf icon PDF 388 KB

Cabinet Member for Planning

Additional documents:

Decision:

It was RESOLVED:-

 

That the CIL Expenditure Business Plan (December 2019) and accompanying technical assessment of the CIL Bid (M14-18) forming Appendices A and B of the report and which includes a decision on that valid Bid for Cabinet to make and approve as follows: -

Decision approved by Cabinet: Ringfenced funds for the Stowupland catchment only, Strategic Infrastructure Fund and Local Infrastructure Fund

CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed

Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure

Delegated Decision

M14-18 Stowupland High School

Expansion to the High School (in the form of a new Sixth form block with 15 additional Sixth Form places) and the creation of 125 secondary school places at the High school.

Amount of CIL Bid

£2,446, 575.00

Total cost

£2,979,718.00 (excluding VAT costs which are recoverable by the SCC)

Cabinet approved

CIL Bid M14-18 at

Stowupland High

School subject to

the completion of

a Community User

Agreement.

 

Cabinet noted and endorsed this CIL Business Plan which includes the position in respect of approved CIL Bids from Rounds 1, 2 and 3.

 

Reason for Decision: Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies have been collected since the implementation of CIL on the 11th April 2016. The CIL Expenditure Framework originally adopted in April 2018 and reviewed with amendments adopted on the 18th March 2019 requires the production of a CIL Business Plan for each District which contains decisions for Cabinet to make or note on CIL Bids for CIL expenditure. These decisions relating to the expenditure of CIL monies form one of the ways in which necessary infrastructure supporting growth is delivered.

 

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: There is a diverse spectrum of approaches to CIL expenditure across the country from Unitary Authorities who have absorbed CIL into their individual Capital Programmes to others who ringfence all funds to be spent locally. A range of different approaches was identified in Appendix A of the Framework for CIL Expenditure report provided to Cabinet’s on the 5th and 8th of February 2018 and discussed in full during the workshops with the Joint Member advisory panel. Members adopted the documents set out in paragraph 1.1 above by Council decision in April 2018 which were subsequently reviewed and adopted on the 19th March 2019 (Babergh) and 18th March 2019 (Mid Suffolk).

Any Declarations of Interest Declared: None

Any Dispensation Granted: None

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Planning introduced the report which sought approval for the CIL Expenditure Business Plan January 2020. Councillor Burn provided Members with details of the CIL Bid M14-18 Stowupland High School which was being determined independently of other CIL bid due to the housing growth which had already taken place.

 

The recommendations in the report were moved by Councillor Burn and seconded by Councillor Whitehead.

 

The Professional Lead for Key Sites and Infrastructure responded to questions raised by Councillor Brewster regarding the catchment area of the proposed school and which fund the money would be provided from.

 

It was noted that paragraph 9.7 should read May 2020 and not May 2029.

 

In response to queries from Councillor Field, the Professional Lead for Key Sites and Infrastructure provided information regarding the forward funding of this CIL bid and the Department for Educations guidance surrounding Academy Schools and building ownership.

 

Joanne Fellowes, Schools Infrastructure Team, Suffolk County Council responded to Councillor Fields question regarding the school catchment areas and provided information regarding how infrastructure needs were identified.

 

Councillor Welham confirmed, in response to a comment by Councillor Field, that neither himself nor Stowupland Parish Council had any concerns regarding the academy status of the school. Councillor Welham went on to comment that the discussions around the Community User Agreement needed to be widened and take account of issues such as car parking provisions and further development of the site in the future. Christine Thurlow advised that a meeting would take place on 14th January with the Academy, the Parish Council and the Schools Infrastructure team to discuss these issues and the community use of the building.

 

Councillor Mansel enquired what financial guarantees were in place if an Academy school closed. The Chief Executive confirmed that as Academies have Charity status any supplementary money would remain charitable funds and used for that purpose.

 

The Assistant Director for Planning and Sustainable Communities responded to Members questions regarding the funding provision for libraries.

 

By a unanimous vot

 

It was RESOLVED:-

 

That the CIL Expenditure Business Plan (December 2019) and accompanying technical assessment of the CIL Bid (M14-18) forming Appendices A and B of the report and which includes a decision on that valid Bid for Cabinet to make and approve as follows: -

Decision approved by Cabinet: Ringfenced funds for the Stowupland catchment only, Strategic Infrastructure Fund and Local Infrastructure Fund

CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed

Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure

Delegated Decision

M14-18 Stowupland High School

Expansion to the High School (in the form of a new Sixth form block with 15 additional Sixth Form places) and the creation of 125 secondary school places at the High school.

Amount of CIL Bid

£2,446, 575.00

Total cost

£2,979,718.00 (excluding VAT costs which are recoverable by the SCC)

Cabinet approved

CIL Bid M14-18 at

Stowupland High

School subject to

the completion of

a Community User

Agreement.

 

Cabinet noted and endorsed this CIL Business Plan which includes the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72