Cabinet Member for Planning
Decision:
It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That the CIL Expenditure Programme (October 2021) and accompanying technical assessment of the CIL Bids – M21-02, M21-05 M21-06 and M21-08 (forming Appendices, A and B) and which included decisions on this CIL Bid as follows be approved: -
Local Infrastructure Fund
CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed |
Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure |
Cabinet Decision |
M21-02 RICKINGHALL Provision of All Wheel sports area
|
Amount of CIL Bid £20,148.00 Total costs £46,580.00 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-02 for £20,148.00 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
M21-05 DEBENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Provision of new natural lighting and improving the current ventilation and insulation
|
Amount of CIL Bid £59,994.00 Total costs of the CIL eligible parts of the project £79,992.00 including VAT Total costs of the wider project (including repair and maintenance which CIL cannot fund) £349,022.00
|
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-05 for £59,994.00 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
M21-08 FRAMSDEN Provision of Play equipment
|
Amount of CIL Bid £18,789.20 Total costs £59,482.00 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-08 for £18,789.20 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund (Elmswell)
M21-06 ELMSWELL CHAMBERLAYNE HALL Provision of Ventilation windows
|
Amount of CIL Bid £19,593.81 Total costs £26,125.90 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-06 for £19,593.81 from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund |
1.2 That this CIL Expenditure Programme which included the position in respect of approved CIL Bids from Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (including Cabinet decisions in June 2021) - (Appendix A Section B) together with details of emerging infrastructure /CIL Bids (Appendix A Section C) be noted and endorsed.
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 was originally adopted in April 2018 and reviewed with amendments adopted on the 18th March 2019, 20th April 2020 and 23rd and 25th March 2021. The CIL Expenditure Framework 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) and further reviewed and adopted by both Councils on the 20th April 2020 and 23rd March 2021 (Babergh) and 25th March 2021(Mid Suffolk) respectively
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Minutes:
53.1 The Cabinet Member for Planning, Councillor Burn, introduced the report and detailed the CIL Bids.
53.2 Councillor Burn proposed the recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 in the report which was seconded by Councillor Richardson.
53.3 The Assistant Director for Planning and Building Control responded to questions from other Members attending the meeting. He confirmed that it was expected that community projects should be deliverable at the time of the CIL applications otherwise the funding could be sitting in the allocation fund for years.
53.4 In response to further questions from other Members attending the meeting the Assistant Director for Planning and Building Control informed Cabinet that some ward members and parish councils were proactive in submitting bids for CIL funding and some parish councils frequently submitted enquiries whilst others submitted very few or none. It was not possible to provide a definite picture. He assured Members that the Council worked closely with those involved in all funding processes.
53.5 Members debated the issues including the link between CIL developments and the wellbeing of communities, training and engagement for members, attendance at training sessions and that virtual meetings were more likely to reach a wider audience.
By a unanimous vote
It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That the CIL Expenditure Programme (October 2021) and accompanying technical assessment of the CIL Bids – M21-02, M21-05 M21-06 and M21-08 (forming Appendices, A and B) and which included decisions on this CIL Bid as follows be approved: -
Local Infrastructure Fund
CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed |
Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure |
Cabinet Decision |
M21-02 RICKINGHALL Provision of All Wheel sports area
|
Amount of CIL Bid £20,148.00 Total costs £46,580.00 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-02 for £20,148.00 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
M21-05 DEBENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Provision of new natural lighting and improving the current ventilation and insulation
|
Amount of CIL Bid £59,994.00 Total costs of the CIL eligible parts of the project £79,992.00 including VAT Total costs of the wider project (including repair and maintenance which CIL cannot fund) £349,022.00
|
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-05 for £59,994.00 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
M21-08 FRAMSDEN Provision of Play equipment
|
Amount of CIL Bid £18,789.20 Total costs £59,482.00 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-08 for £18,789.20 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund (Elmswell)
M21-06 ELMSWELL CHAMBERLAYNE HALL Provision of Ventilation windows
|
Amount of CIL Bid £19,593.81 Total costs £26,125.90 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-06 for £19,593.81 from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund |
1.2 That this CIL Expenditure Programme which included the position in respect of approved CIL Bids from Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (including Cabinet decisions in June 2021) - (Appendix A Section B) together with details of emerging infrastructure /CIL Bids (Appendix A Section C) be noted and endorsed.
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 was originally adopted in April 2018 and reviewed with amendments adopted on the 18th March 2019, 20th April 2020 and 23rd and 25th March 2021. The CIL Expenditure Framework 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.
Supporting documents: