Issue - meetings

Decision:

The Executive approved the Infrastructure Funding Statement 2020-2021 as a factual report of the amount of developer contributions that have been secured, received, and spent in the year 2020-21 for submission to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and for its publication on the Council’s website.

Reason(s):

To ensure that the Council complies with the CIL Regulations to produce and publish an annual Infrastructure Funding Statement.

Other options considered and rejected by the Executive:

None.

Details of any conflict of interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation granted:

None.

Regulation 121A of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010, as amended (“the CIL Regulations”), required any authority receiving contributions through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and / or through planning obligations to produce an annual Infrastructure Funding Statement.

The Executive considered the draft Infrastructure Funding Statement for 2020-2021 which was recommended for approval. The Lead Councillor for Development Control introduced the report.

The Executive heard that s.106 infrastructure contributions were planning application specific and currently might not be transferred to a general fund. In addition, s.106 infrastructure contributions might be at risk of return to a developer if not utilised within a period of time. The reasons for not utilising the contributions within time were varied and consequently a report had been submitted to the Corporate Governance and Standards Committee the previous week that set out those particular cases, the sums involved and any mitigation that might be put in place.

Whilst the Council had not yet adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) process, it was noted that Central Government intended to implement a new infrastructure contribution process that would supersede the CIL in any case. The Council would be monitoring developments in this regard and any implications for the Council’s processes.

RESOLVED, to approve the Infrastructure Funding Statement 2020-2021 as a factual report of the amount of developer contributions that had been secured, received, and spent in the year 2020-21 for submission to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and for its publication on the Council’s website.

Reason(s):

To ensure that the Council complies with the CIL Regulations to produce and publish an annual Infrastructure Funding Statement.