Decision details

Cabinet to consider the CIL Draft Charging Schedule for public consultation

(1) To APPROVE the draft charging schedule  and the draft Regulation 123 List (as set out in the B&NES CIL Consultation Paper in Attachment 1), for public consultation;

(2) To APPROVE the revised draft Planning Obligations SPD  in Attachment 2  for public consultation;

(3) To APPROVE the timeline for the public consultation period on the above documents from  24/7/14 to 18/9/14;

(4) To APPROVE the update to Appendix C to the Bath Western Riverside SPD in  Attachment 3 for Development Management purposes; and

(5) To DELEGATE authority to the Divisional Director for Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Homes & Planning to:

a) make minor textual amendments to the consultation documents prior to publication; and

b) make minor amendments to the CIL draft Charging Schedule, revised Planning Obligations SPD and the Regulation 123 list following public consultation and submit to the Secretary of State for examination.

If the Council does not prepare a CIL by April 2015, its ability to align new development with the necessary infrastructure will be severely curtailed.

The adoption of a CIL Charging Schedule is discretionary for the Council but the scaling back of the use of pooled s.106 obligations is not discretionary.  Had the Council not adopted a CIL Charging Schedule, this would have had significant implications with regard to funding infrastructure in the District.