Decision details

To enable the Council to continue to operate a Community Infrastructure Levy in accordance with the statutory regulations, the Service Director Planning provided his report to Members. Member were reminded that the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended) require the Council to produce an annual report detailing CIL income and expenditure, and the Service Director outlined the detail of the CIL income and expenditure for 2017/18. 

Members were also advised that the content of the report had been presented to the Finance & Performance Scrutiny Committee during their meeting in September.

The Cabinet Member for Enterprise, Development & Housing commented on the report and discussed the obligations on the Council to produce a 123 list and commented that it would be beneficial if the local Community Councils also operated with a similar list, although this wasn’t a mandatory requirement.  The Cabinet Member also made reference to the relatively low CIL receipts which he added was to be expected for the first few years of its implementation as the majority of development that is currently being undertaken in the County Borough was granted planning permission prior to CIL being implemented.

County Borough Councillor G Hopkins also commented on the good practice of Community Councils producing a 123 List, and spoke of the practice taken forward within Llanharan Community Council which he was happy to share.

The Deputy Leader advised Members that the subject of a CIL 123 List by Community Councils would be added to the agenda for discussions at the next meeting of the Community Liaison Committee.

Following discussions it was RESOLVED:

1.    To the contents of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)  Annual Monitoring Report, as outlined within  Appendix A of the document.

(N.B. County Borough Councillor G Hopkins declared a personal interest in relation to this item to which minute number 48 refers)