Issue - meetings

After Executive approved the Draft Charging Schedule in February, developers including Quintain Estates Development demonstrated that the method used by the Council’s consultants to calculate proposed commercial Community Infrastructure Levy rates required adjustment. Officers have completed a thorough review of commercial CIL rates and recommend changes to some of the rates. These rates will be subject to a further consultation exercise.

(i)         that the revisions to the BNP Paribas Real Estate Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study (Appendix 1 to the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects) be noted;

(ii)        that agreement be given to the revisions to the proposed Community Infrastructure Levy rates in the Draft Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule (Appendix 2 to the report);

(iii)       that agreement be given to the revisions to the S106 Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 3);

(iv)       that ideas and requests for local S106 spend be made by members through the established ward working arrangements, for consideration by officers in liaison with the Lead Member for Regeneration and Major Projects.

Government legislative changes mean the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) would replace S106 planning obligations as the vehicle for funding the infrastructure that supports growth and development. Authorities would collect CIL contributions from developers to pay for the infrastructure needs created by development, with S106 planning obligations restricted in the main to site specific matters. Councillor Crane reminded the Executive that the Draft Charging Schedule was approved in February, but developers had demonstrated that the method used by the council’s consultants to calculate proposed commercial CIL rates required adjustment. Officers have completed a thorough review of commercial CIL rates and now recommend changes to some of the rates. These rates would be subject to a further consultation exercise.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that the revisions to the BNP Paribas Real Estate Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study (Appendix 1 to the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects) be noted;

(ii)        that agreement be given to the revisions to the proposed Community Infrastructure Levy rates in the Draft Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule (Appendix 2 to the report);

(iii)       that agreement be given to the revisions to the S106 Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 3);

(iv)       that ideas and requests for local S106 spend be made by members through the established ward working arrangements, for consideration by officers in liaison with the Lead Member for Regeneration and Major Projects.