Agenda item - Community Infrastructure Levy

To receive a report from the Director of City Development which considers the outcomes of the Examination and how to proceed with implementation of the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Resolved (unanimously):

That Executive

i) Accepts the outcomes of the independent Examiner’s Report (Annex B of the report), including modifications proposed by the Examiner to ensure the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and proposed Charging Schedule can be soundly implemented.

Reason: To ensure the Charging Schedule is legally compliant, robust, and capable of being implemented effectively, in line with the recommendations of the independent Examiner and national planning guidance.

ii) Recommends to Council that the draft CIL Charging Schedule be approved as set out in Annex A as modified by the Examiner as set out in Annex B of the report.

Reason: To allow the CIL Schedule to be legally adopted and implemented.

iii) Recommends that the implementation date for the Community Infrastructure Levy will take effect from 1 February 2026.

Reason: To agree to set a CIL implementation date that supports adequate preparation of internal systems and resources.

iv) Delegates authority to the Director of City Development to review the instalment policy and make any necessary further minor editorial changes to the Charging Schedule or a change to the implementation date, if necessary.

v) Delegates authority to the Director for Environment and Regulatory Services to agree publishing and necessary documentation for the introduction of CIL.

Reason: To enable timely and efficient progression of the CIL adoption process, ensuring operational readiness, sound implementation and regular monitoring.

vi) Notes that a further report regarding the spending of CIL will be brought to a future Executive for consideration.

Reason: To allow Executive to consider how to spend the CIL monies received.

The Director of City Development submitted a report which considered the outcomes of the Examination and how to proceed with implementation of the Community Infrastructure Levy.

The following information was appended to the report:

- Submitted Community Infrastructure Levy Draft Charging Schedule (July 2025)

- Examiner’s report including Appendix with proposed modifications schedule

- Equalities Impact Appraisal.

The following officers were in attendance for this item:

- Garry Taylor, Director of City Development

- Alison Cooke, Head of Strategic Planning Policy.

The key areas of discussion were:

· It was queried whether there was potential for forward funding specific projects, for example Castle Gateway. The Director of City Development advised that there was a requirement for funding to be spent on development and infrastructure related activity. A separate report was to be presented to a future Executive meeting inviting Members to consider how to allocate the funding, particularly in terms of the split between major and community-based schemes.

· The Executive Member highlighted the benefits of a potential £18m additional funding from developers. He also wished to extend his thanks to Alison Cooke and her team for all their hard work over a short period of time. There was a need to address the infrastructure gap both locally and nationally. That the current system did not provide the mechanism for the delivery of key infrastructure and delivering communities where people were able to strive.