Issue - meetings

The B&NES Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) came into effect in April 2015 and the process for determining spend of the CIL income was agreed by Cabinet in July 2015.

Councillor Liz Richardson said that the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) came into effect in B&NES in April.  The use of income generated through CIL would need to be spent on infrastructure to support the District’s growth plans as set out in the Council’s Core Strategy.  In light of the relatively limited amount of  CIL income this year,  rolling it forward to next year was the most appropriate option as it would provide the opportunity to make the spend more effective.

Councillor Liz Richardson moved the recommendations.

Councillor Charles Gerrish said that he was happy to second the motion to roll forward Community Infrastructure Levy received in 2015/16.  The B&NES CIL came into effect in April 2015 and the process for determining spend of the CIL income was agreed by Cabinet in July 2015.  Of the CIL income, 15% in a local area was handed to the communities where the income has arisen.  This rises to 25% in areas with an adopted Neighbourhood Plan.

RESOLVED (unanimously) that the Cabinet agreed that the strategic income from the Community Infrastructure Levy received in 2015/16 should not be allocated this financial year but rolled forward to be added to the spending commitments for 2016/17.