OFFICER DECISION

Decision: To submit the Community Infrastructure Levy draft Charging Schedule and supporting evidence for independent examination.
Decision Date: 18/07/2025
Type of Decision: Director                                      Key						Non-Key
Portfolio Area that decision relates to:
Leader Policy, Strategy & Partnerships			Environment and Climate Emergency
Transport			Finance, Performance, Major Projects & Equalities
Children, Young People and Education			Economy and Culture
Health, Wellbeing and Adults Social Care			Housing, Planning & Safer Communities
Background / Decision Summary: In January 2023 Executive made the decision to proceed to public consultation on a draft CIL charging schedule following preparation of the supporting evidence base. A public consultation was undertaken in February and March 2023 following which responses were considered resulting in further viability testing. This post-consultation work informed a revised draft charging schedule reflecting the updated viability evidence. Consultation on this took place at the end of 2023 and into 2024. Further work to update the viability assumptions was undertaken following the adoption of York’s Local Plan in February 2025 to ensure that the evidence is still relevant. Where changes were necessary, these have been combined into a Statement of Modifications. In accordance with Regulation 19(4) of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended), the Council has notified of the modifications made to the original charging schedule and commenced a 4 week consultation wherein people can register their views and whether they wish to be heard on the matters changed at the independent examination. This decision is to submit the draft CIL charging schedule and supporting documentation for examination as per Executive’s decision in January 2023: (iii)     That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place [now Director of City Development], in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and Major Projects, to consider the representations made to the consultation, to make any relevant modifications, and then submit the draft CIL Charging Schedule (and supporting documents) for examination by an independent Examiner.  The list of submission documents is as follows; these will be published following this decision via: https://www.york.gov.uk/CommunityInfrastructureLevy : Core Submission Documents · CSD1 - The Draft Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule (June 2025)  · CSD2 - Statement of Modifications (June 2025)   · CSD3 - Notice of Submission   · CSD4 - Consultation Statement (June 2025)  & Appendices  § Representations received March 2023  § Representations received February 2024  · CSD5 - CIL Viability Assessment Update (June 2025)   · CSD6a – CIL Sensitivity Test Viability Report (November 2023)   · CSD6b – CIL Sensitivity Test Viability Report Errata Addendum (December 2023)   · CSD7 – CIL Viability Assessment Study (December 2022)   · CSD8 – CIL Infrastructure Funding Gap Assessment (July 2025)  · CSD9 – Local Plan Infrastructure Delivery Plan (July 2025)  Supporting Documents · SD1 – City of York Local Plan 2017 - 2033 (February 2025)   · SD2 - Local Plan Policies Map (2025)   · SD3a – Infrastructure Funding Statement 2019/2020   · SD3b – Infrastructure Funding Statement 2020/21  · SD3c – Infrastructure Funding Statement 2021/22  · SD3d – Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022/23  · SD3e – Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023/24  All SD3 documents are published online: Infrastructure Funding Statement – City of York Council · SD4 – CIL Summary Topic Paper  The council has appointed an independent Programme Officer to oversee the CIL Examination process and act as a conduit between the Council and independent Examiner. An independent Examiner has also been appointed to undertake the Examination. Subject to this decision and submission, it is anticipated that a hearing session for the Examiner to hear matters from representors will be scheduled in September 2025.
Options Considered: i. To agree/ not agree to submit the revised CIL Charging Schedule for examination.
Options Rejected: i. To not agree submission of the revised CIL Charging Schedule for examination – As noted above, Executive decided in January 2023 to progress to adoption of CIL. Work has been delayed pending adoption of the Local Plan but all appropriate evidence has now been produced to support submission of the draft CIL Charging Schedule. Subject to the proposed modifications and further consultation detailed, the delegation in place from January 2023 now supports submission for examination.
Consultation Process: Previous stages of consultation on the draft CIL Charging Schedule have taken place in Spring 2023 and Winter 2023/4. A final 4 week consultation on the proposed modifications is underway until mid August. In accordance with Reg19 of the CIL Regulations (as amended) comments in this will be limited to the modifications proposed and whether they wish to be heard on this matter at Examination.
Implications
Crime & Disorder		Equalities			Highways
Human Resources		Legal			ICT
Financial		Affordability			Property
Climate Change		Health			Other
Environment		Human Rights
Implications Contact: Alison Cooke, Head of Strategic Planning Policy
Level of Risk: Low
Wards Affected:
All Wards	Fishergate			Holgate		Rural West York
Acomb	Fulford & Heslington			Hull Road		Strensall
Bishopthorpe	Guildhall			Huntington & New Earswick		Westfield
Clifton	Haxby & Wigginton			Micklegate		Wheldrake
Copmanthorpe	Heworth			Osbaldwick & Derwent
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe	Heworth Without			Rawcliffe & Clifton

Comments/Observations: Decision:
Decision Made by:  Garry Taylor, Director of City Development Contact Details:  Directorate of City Development, West Offices
On behalf of:  Garry Taylor, Directory of City Development
To be implemented by: Alison Cooke, Head of Strategic Planning Policy Alison Stockdale, Strategic Planning Policy Manager
On Completion – Signed off by: Garry Taylor	Date:18/07/2025