Decision details
Infrastructure Funding - Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Project
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The purpose of this report is to present the
proposed CIL Infrastructure Funding Policy to the Council,
outlining its objectives and implications to support informed
decision-making.”
Decision:
The purpose of the report was to seek delegated authority for the Associate Director of Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing, to implement enhancements to the Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding bid process.
The report was introduced by Councillor Juliet Layton, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning, who explained that the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), adopted in 2019, was collected from most developments to fund strategic infrastructure.
Drawing on experience from the first two funding rounds and stakeholder feedback, the report proposed enhancements to improve transparency, strengthen alignment with the Council’s Corporate Plan and Infrastructure Development Plan, introduce a year-round bidding process with assessments between October and December, and improve monitoring and reporting. It was noted that these changes related only to the allocation process and not the charging schedule
The recommendation was proposed by Councillor Juliet Layton and seconded by Councillor Patrick Coleman.
Cabinet RESOLVED to:
1. Delegate authority to the Assistant Director, Planning Service in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing to implement a CIL Enhancement Programme detailed at Section 3 of this report.
Voting record:
6 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstentions.
Report author: Kim Langford-Tejrar
Publication date: 06/03/2026
Date of decision: 05/03/2026
Decided at meeting: 05/03/2026 - Cabinet
Date comes into force if not called in: 14/03/2026
Call-in deadline date: 13/03/2026
Current call-in Count: 0
Accompanying Documents:
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