Issue - meetings

The Corporate Director of Place to present a report which outlines a draft CIL Charging Schedule setting out proposed changes to support delivery and mitigate impacts of development arising from the emerging Local Plan, and seeks approval to consult on the draft.

Note: The annexes to the above report have not been included in the printed or PDF version of the agenda pack but are available to view online with the agenda.

Resolved:  (i)      That approval be given to formally consult on the draft CIL Charging Schedule and associated Instalment Plan.

Reason:     Before the CIL can be published and charged, a Draft Charging Schedule must be formally consulted on in line with the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended 2019).

                   (ii)      That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and Major Projects, to agree any minor (non-material) amendments, and to sign off the publication version of the Draft CIL Charging Schedule prior to public consultation.

Reason:     To agree the presentation of the publication version of the Draft CIL Charging Schedule.

                   (iii)     That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place, 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.

Reason:     To agree the presentation of the publication version of the Draft CIL Charging Schedule.

The Corporate Director of Place presented a report which outlined a draft Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule setting out proposed changes to support delivery and mitigate impacts of development arising from the emerging Local Plan, and sought approval to consult on the draft.

On 26 June 2022, Executive had agreed to move forward with the preparation of a CIL for York and to receive the draft Charging Schedule prior to consultation (Minute 9 of that meeting refers).  Since then further viability testing had taken place, and a specialist consultancy had recently been appointed to assess the viability of development in York and identify an appropriate CIL.  The results of this work were explained in the report, with the draft Charging Schedule set out in Table 4 at paragraph 19.  Officers confirmed that the CIL could operate alongside Section 106 agreements.

Resolved:  (i)      That approval be given to formally consult on the draft CIL Charging Schedule and associated Instalment Plan.

Reason:     Before the CIL can be published and charged, a Draft Charging Schedule must be formally consulted on in line with the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended 2019).

                   (ii)      That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and Major Projects, to agree any minor (non-material) amendments, and to sign off the publication version of the Draft CIL Charging Schedule prior to public consultation.

Reason:     To agree the presentation of the publication version of the Draft CIL Charging Schedule.

                   (iii)     That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place, 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.

Reason:     To agree the presentation of the publication version of the Draft CIL Charging Schedule.