Decision details

The Assistant Director Capital Strategy, Matthew Waters, introduced the report which requested that the Committee agree changes to Area Committees in respect of:

·         Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) budget allocations; and

·         CIL funding eligibility guidelines, funding priorities and application guidelines (subject to public consultation being undertaken and considered by Area Committees prior to adoption / inclusion).

The report also requested that the Committee review and agree, in respect of the Road Safety and Parking Fund:

·         the budget allocation for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for 2022-23; and

·         the revised Road Safety & Parking Funding Guidelines

During the debate, the Chair agreed with the request that the allocation of the Road Safety & Parking fund borough-wide, rather than by Area Committee area, be consulted on.

Following consideration of the item, the Chair moved to vote on the recommendations in the report. The vote was recorded as follows:

For: 11

Against: 0

Abstentions: 0

Absent: 1

Total: 12

RESOLVED that the Committee:

1.    a) Agree arrangements in respect of Area Committees allocations of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding of up to £1.8m per annum; and

b) Agree provisionally the funding to be allocated based on population within each Area Committee (Appendix A), subject to consideration of an Equality Impact Assessment (‘EQIA’) and consultation being carried out by Area Committees (after their consultation in respect of recommendations 2 and 3 below) and subject to consultation with the Area Committees.

2.     Propose to the Area Committees the draft CIL funding eligibility guidelines to allow Area Committees to spend their CIL funding on a broader range of schemes addressing the demands that development places on an area (as defined under Regulation 59F(3) of the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended) (“the Regulations”) (Appendix B), subject to public consultation being undertaken and considered by Area Committees prior to adoption.

3.     Propose in respect of the Area Committees that Sustainability, Community Engagement, Public Health & Community Safety will form part of the Area Committees priorities for 2022-23 (Appendix C), subject to public consultation being undertaken and considered by Area Committees for inclusion.

4.    Agree CIL funding for a Road Safety & Parking Fund of up to £450,000 per annum, for schemes to be authorised by the Director, Highways & Transportation (Appendix A) subject to the allocation of funding being borough-wide rather than by Area Committee area being consulted on.

5.    Agree in respect of the Area Committees the revised CIL Funding Application Guidelines and Funding Application Form (Appendix D), subject to decisions 2 and 3 above.

6.    Agree the revised Road Safety & Parking Funding Guidelines and Request Form (Appendix E).

7.    Note that a review of the Area Committee CIL funding and Road Safety & Parking CIL Fund arrangements is proposed to be undertaken annually.

8.    Agree that there would be a report back to the Committee in 18-months’ time on how the new arrangements were working.