Issue - meetings

Planning and Economic Development Portfolio

To consider report PES/420 of the Head of Economy and Planning.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

a)         approves the proposed amendments to the allocation and governance of the CIL Neighbourhood Improvement Strand monies set out in sections 6 and 7 of report PES/420, subject to the outcome of a public engagement exercise.

b)         delegates authority to Head of Economy and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development to undertake a public engagement exercise on the proposed amendments to the allocation and governance of CIL Neighbourhood Improvement Strand monies, as set out in Sections 6 and 7 of report PES/420. 

(Generic Delegation 5 will be used to enact this recommendation).

c)         delegates authority to the Head of Economy and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development, to implement any procedural modifications to the CIL Neighbourhood Improvement Strand, including any minor amendments in response to the public engagement exercise.

(Generic Delegation 7 will be used to enact this recommendation).

Reasons for the Recommendations

To unlock more CIL funds to invest in infrastructure which brings clear community benefits at neighbourhood level and to ensure best practice for the ongoing distribution of the Neighbourhood Improvement Strand CIL monies, in line with government regulations.

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development presented report PES/420of the Head of Economy and Planning.  The report provided Cabinet with an update on the collection and administration of the Neighbourhood Improvement Strand - Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies, and to sought Cabinet approval for proposed amendments to the governance of the CIL Neighbourhood Improvement Strand (NIS). It was noted that the Council was holding approximately £440k of in NIS contributions and the proposed was spend those contributions through the implementation of a hybrid model. That would retain funding projects delivered by community organisations through the crowdfunding website and the remainder used to fund those infrastructure projects being delivered at a neighbourhood level.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

a)         approves the proposed amendments to the allocation and governance of the CIL Neighbourhood Improvement Strand monies set out in sections 6 and 7 of report PES/420, subject to the outcome of a public engagement exercise.

b)         delegates authority to Head of Economy and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development to undertake a public engagement exercise on the proposed amendments to the allocation and governance of CIL Neighbourhood Improvement Strand monies, as set out in sections 6 and 7 of report PES/420. 

(Generic Delegation 5 will be used to enact this recommendation).

c)         delegates authority to the Head of Economy and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development, to implement any procedural modifications to the CIL Neighbourhood Improvement Strand, including any minor amendments in response to the public engagement exercise.

(Generic Delegation 7 will be used to enact this recommendation).

Reasons for the Recommendations

To unlock more CIL funds to invest in infrastructure which brings clear community benefits at neighbourhood level and to ensure best practice for the ongoing distribution of the Neighbourhood Improvement Strand CIL monies, in line with government regulations.