A brief outline of the Community Infrastructure Levy in Portsmouth

1. Community Infrastructure Levy (CiL)
Neighbourhood Proportion
Communities Engagement & City Development
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2. Since April 2012, we have been collecting funds
from developers to help pay for the
infrastructure that is needed to support
additional houses and businesses in the city.
The mechanism we are using is known as the
'Community Infrastructure Levy' or 'CIL' for
short. Most developers will now pay into this
fund, which over time the council will allocate to
infrastructure projects that benefit the city as a
whole, such as sea defences, schools and road
improvements.
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3. In April 2013, the government introduced
regulations that allow local communities to benefit
directly from this money.
15% of all the money collected from
developments that take place in a neighbourhood
will now be available for projects in that area.
In that way, communities that take more
development will get a greater share of the money
collected, and that share will be spent on
community level projects in their area, rather than
large city wide infrastructure. This is referred to as
the 'neighbourhood proportion' of the CIL.
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4. Community Infrastructure Levy (CiL)
15%
Neighbourhood
Proportion
General Infrastruture
Spend
85%
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5. Community Infrastructure Levy (CiL) with
Neighbourhood Plan
25%
Neighbourhood
Proportion
General Infrastruture
Spend
75%
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6. Infrastructure?
Provision
Funds will be limited and it
will not be possible to bring
forward all of the ideas
suggested for an area. The
council is also obliged to
spend the money in line with
government regulations.
These state that the money
can only be spent on:
The
provision, improvement, repla
cement, operation or
maintenance of infrastructure;
or
Maintenance
Improvement
£?
Operation
Replacement
Anything else that is
concerned with addressing
the demands that
development places on an
area.
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7. Proportionate?
Availability
of funding
Level of
development
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8. Neighbourhood?
Baffins
The level for the neighbourhood
spend is the ward (subject to
exceptions and limitations). The
government expects councils to use
their existing processes and
networks, such as neighbourhood
forums, community groups and the
networks of ward councillors, in
deciding how the neighbourhood
funding element will be spent.
Milton
Fratton
Eastney
&
Crnswtr
Projects that cross ward boundaries
will be considered.
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9. Decision-making?
Neighbrhd
forums
On-line
nomination
(Public or
Groups)
Matters
arising
during life
of planning
application
Residents &
Councillors
Feedback
List of
Projects for
ward(s)
PRED*
Cabinet
*Planning, Rege
neration &
Economic
Development
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10. Officer Support?
Possible
projects &
ideas
Consultation
responses
Infrastructure
needs
Detailed
Proposals
Support
PRED
decision
making
• City Development
• Communities Engagement
• Finance
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11. Further Information
cil@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CILneighbourhoodideas
www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/planning.html
Call City Development Team on 023 9268 8633
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