Decision details

Allocation of Local Community Infrastructure Levy funding

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Report seeking the release of Local Community Infrastructure Levy funding

Decisions:

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the commitment to spending the funds collected to end of financial year 2017-18 (as detailed in paragraph 37 of the report) as the 25% neighbourhood portion of the community infrastructure levy within each community council area in which it was collected be agreed and that this funding be committed on the basis of the cabinet decision made in March 2015.

 

2.  That the submission from each community council be noted and that officers be instructed to undertake further consultation with the community councils. 

 

3.  That funding be released and allocated to the priority projects put forward by the community councils for projects within the existing council capital programme as listed in Appendix 1 of the report.

 

4.  That officers be instructed to develop projects that are currently on the council plan but not yet included on the capital programme and report to cabinet in April 2019.

 

5.  That it be recognised that the current system of community infrastructure project lists should be improved in order to make it more transparent and that officers be instructed to work with the community councils to develop community investment plans for each area to prioritise the allocation of funding collected 2018-19 and to allocate unspent CIL generated pre-2017-18.

 

6.  That officers report back to cabinet in April 2019 setting out the proposed process for the consultation and implementation of community investment plans.

Report author: Kevin Fenton

Publication date: 12/12/2018

Date of decision: 11/12/2018

Decided at meeting: 11/12/2018 - Cabinet

Effective from: 20/12/2018

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