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Cabinet Member for Planning

Decision:

It was RESOLVED:

 

1.1      That the CIL Expenditure Programme (June 2020) and accompanying technical assessments of the CIL Bids -M19-05, B19/06 and B19/14 (forming Appendices A and B of the report) be approved. This includes decisions on valid CIL Bids approved and noted by Cabinet as follows:-

Decision for Cabinet to make: Ringfenced funds for Sudbury only and Local Infrastructure Fund

CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed

Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure

Cabinet Decision

B19-14 SUDBURY – St Peters

Amount of CIL Bid

£75,288.00

Total costs

£2,591,868.00.

Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL   Bid B19-14 for     £75,288.00 (from Ringfenced Fund – Sudbury - £62,461.13   from Local Infrastructure Fund   £12,826.87)

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Decisions for Cabinet to make: Local Infrastructure Fund

CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed

Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure

Cabinet Decision

B19-05 NEWTON – Recreation Ground School Lane

Amount of CIL Bid

£ 87,891.90

 

Total costs

£139,995.00.

 

Recommendation to      Cabinet to approve              CIL Bid B19-05 for £87,891.90

 

B19-06 CHELSWORTH – All Saints Church The Street

Amount of CIL Bid

£136,244.00

(excluding VAT)            

Total costs

£263,370.00

(including VAT).

 

Recommendation to    Cabinet to approve             CIL Bid B19-06 for £136,244.00

 

 

 

1.2   That Cabinet noted and endorsed the CIL Expenditure Programme which included the position in respect of approved CIL Bids from Rounds 1, 2  3 and 4 (Appendix A Section B of the report) together with details of emerging infrastructure /CIL Bids (Appendix A Section C of the report).

 

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 and with further amendments on the 20th April 2020 requires the production of a CIL Expenditure Programme 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 Declaration of Interests Declared: Councillor Jan Osborne declared a non-pecuniary interest in St Peters Church, Sudbury, Bid 19-14. Councillor Lee Parker declared a non-pecuniary interest as a Trustee of Newton Green Trust, Bid 19-05.

Any Dispensation Granted: None

 

 

Minutes:

Report BCA/19/50 was introduced by the Cabinet Member for Planning who provided Members with an overview of the bids detailed in the report. Councillor Arthey thanked the team involved with the production of the report.

 

Councillor Arthey moved the recommendations in the report. The recommendations were seconded by Councillor Malvisi.

 

Members discussed bid B19-06 including the use of the existing village hall and the village hall floor.

 

Councillor Parker thanked the CIL team and the Grants team for the help and assistance they had provided.

 

Councillor Osborne and Councillor Ward expressed their support for bid B19-14 regarding St Peters Church in Sudbury.

 

The Professional Lead for Key Sites and Infrastructure provided Members with an update in respect of bid round 5.

 

By 7 votes to 0 with 1 abstention

 

It was RESOLVED:

 

1.1      That the CIL Expenditure Programme (June 2020) and accompanying technical assessments of the CIL Bids -M19-05, B19/06 and B19/14 (forming Appendices Aand B of the report) be approved. This includes decisions on valid CIL Bids approved and noted by Cabinet as follows:-

Decision for Cabinet to make: Ringfenced funds for Sudbury only and Local Infrastructure Fund

CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed

Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure

Cabinet Decision

B19-14 SUDBURY – St Peters

Amount of CIL Bid

£75,288.00

Total costs

£2,591,868.00.

Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL   Bid B19-14 for     £75,288.00 (from Ringfenced Fund – Sudbury - £62,461.13   from Local Infrastructure Fund   £12,826.87)

.

 

Decisions for Cabinet to make: Local Infrastructure Fund

CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed

Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure

Cabinet Decision

B19-05 NEWTON – Recreation Ground School Lane

Amount of CIL Bid

£ 87,891.90

 

Total costs

£139,995.00.

 

Recommendation to      Cabinet to approve              CIL Bid B19-05 for £87,891.90

 

B19-06 CHELSWORTH – All Saints Church The Street

Amount of CIL Bid

£136,244.00

(excluding VAT)            

Total costs

£263,370.00

(including VAT).

 

Recommendation to    Cabinet to approve             CIL Bid B19-06 for £136,244.00

 

 

 

1.2     That Cabinet noted and endorsed the CIL Expenditure Programme which included the position in respect of approved CIL Bids from Rounds 1, 2  3 and 4 (Appendix A Section B of the report) together with details of emerging infrastructure /CIL Bids (Appendix A Section C of the report).

 

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 and with further amendments on the 20th April 2020 requires the production of a CIL Expenditure Programme 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.

 

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