Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL): Proposed Governance Arrangements
The Council introduced the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)on 1 July 2014. The Council is responsible for the collection, distribution and spending of CIL monies. This report outlines and seeks endorsement for governance arrangements to ensure CIL monies are appropriately managed in accordance with the Regulations. The report also seeks approval of the Regulation 123 List which identifies the types of infrastructure the Council will spend CIL monies on.
Minutes:
The Council had introduced the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) on 1 July 2014 and the Council was now responsible for the collection, distribution and spending of CIL monies. The Committee received and considered a report which sought endorsement of the governance arrangements to be introduced to ensure that CIL monies were appropriately managed in accordance with the relevant Regulations. The report also sought approval of the Regulation 123 List which identified the types of infrastructure the Council would spend CIL monies on.
Unlike S106 agreements, the spending of CIL was not time limited. It was also confirmed that, whilst CIL funding had been earmarked for the Kiln Lane project, this was predicated on a successful bid to the Local Enterprise Partnership. The bid in relation to Plan E Epsom Town Centre Improvements had already been successful and the Council had committed to contribute up to £250,000 from CIL receipts towards this project.
In regard to the governance arrangements, it was clarified that it was intended to establish a joint member/officer working group which could make recommendations via the appropriate channels to the Borough Council on the allocation of CIL. The Committee was informed that the Council had yet to finalise the precise mechanism for its approach to “engaging with neighbourhoods” in regard of the allocation of the Neighbourhood Proportion of CIL (which amounted to 15%).
Accordingly, it was agreed that a joint member/officer working group should be established comprising of 3 Borough and 2 County Councillors and the Committee approved the Regulation 123 List.