Issue - meetings

Recommendations

i)      To agree the proposed amendment to the CIL spending process.

ii)     To agree no spend of the strategic CIL pots until the above changes have been implemented.

iii)    To reconfirm the allocations previously agreed.

iv)    To approve the 2023/24 North Yorkshire Infrastructure Funding Statement (Appendix B) and publish it on the Council website.

Considered a report of the Corporate Director of Community Development which proposed amendments to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) spending process and sought approval of the 2023/24 North Yorkshire Infrastructure Funding Statement.

The Executive Member for Corporate Services, Councillor Heather Phillips introduced the report advising that the report’s proposals would enable the council to adopt a strategic approach to CIL spending to respond better to changing infrastructure needs and priorities and to ensure any future funding agreed would align with the corporate priorities of the council and objectives and the emerging North Yorkshire Local Plan.  This required a pause in spending the strategic CIL pot at this time, while further work was undertaken, and member engagement was actioned.  The report also acknowledged several outstanding historic allocations which it was recommended should be reconfirmed and progressed.  These included two education capital schemes in the Ryedale area – Welburn Hall School and Norton Lodge, a new primary school at Norton – which were commended by Executive Member and local Division Councillor Keane Duncan.  He and other members voiced support for the recommended approach.

Resolved (unanimously) that the Executive:

i)      agree the proposed amendment to the CIL spending process.

ii)     agree no spend of the strategic CIL pots until the above changes have been implemented.

iii)    reconfirm the allocations previously agreed.

iv)    approve the 2023/24 North Yorkshire Infrastructure Funding Statement (Appendix B) and publish it on the Council website.

Reasons for recommendations

The recommendations within the report will: 

·       provide clarity, transparency and consistency in the allocation and spending of CIL receipts.

·       ensure CIL receipts are spent on infrastructure required to support development, in accordance with the CIL Regulations 2010 specifically as amended in September 2019 (‘the CIL Regulations’).

·       ensure CIL serves its purpose of supporting the delivery of the infrastructure necessary to support the development in North Yorkshire. 

·       meet regulations with regard to the approval and publication of the IFS.