Issue - decisions

The Council had been collecting Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding since the Charging Schedule had come into effect on 1 December 2014.  The CIL Regulations required the Council, as the collecting authority, to pay money over to the parishes, decide how to use the Fund, and to publish details of its CIL income and expenditure.

The Council had received a total of £1,299,716.825 for the reporting period 1April 2019 to 30 September 2019. The Executive was advised that monies due to parishes for the reporting period had been as follows:

·         Chobham -  £696.30

·         West End -  £194,800.00

·         Windlesham - £20,408.77

Members discussed the Executive’s decision in 2015 to invite ward councillors in non-parished areas to submit suggestions for projects in their areas to be funded from the 15% of CIL collected in those areas; this had been introduced in order for non-parished areas to be treated equitably with the parished areas.

It was recognised that some areas of the borough, including the parished areas, were being impacted by high levels of development and it was agreed that there was a need to ensure a fair allocation of CIL across the borough. The Executive therefore agreed that all ward councillors would be asked to submit suggestions for identified infrastructure needs and enhancements within their ward.

It was noted that new amendments to the CIL regulations had been introduced in September 2019 requiring an Infrastructure Funding Statement to replace the Section 123 List. The regulations introduced a requirement for councils to publish "infrastructure funding statements". These statements would replace existing Regulation 123 lists. Councils will be required to publish their first statements by 31 December 2020.

RESOLVED

(i)        to note the CIL monies received;

(ii)      that all ward councillors be asked to submit the identified infrastructure needs and enhancements within their ward to accommodate new residents and meet the Council’s adopted environmental objectives; and

(iii)     that the remaining CIL contributions held by the Council be retained for spending to support key priorities.