Decision details

To seek approval for:

(i)         Consultation to be undertaken on the ‘Wiltshire Community Infrastructure Levy - Draft Revised Regulation 123 List (January 2016)’ together with the Draft Revised Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for six weeks; and

(ii)        The Revised Regulation 123 List and Draft Revised Planning Obligations SPD to be finalised in the light of the consultation for consideration by Cabinet and, in the case of the SPD, for subsequent approval by Council.

This decision was published on 18 February 2016 and will come into force on 7 March 2016.         

These amendments will assist the effective operation of CIL and ensure appropriate infrastructure is secured as part of development proposals.  To comply with the Government’s Planning Practice Guidance, appropriate local consultation must be undertaken on the Draft Revised Regulation 123 List. Consultation must also be undertaken on proposed revisions to SPDs in accordance with Legislative requirements before revisions can be adopted.

In May 2015, Council adopted the current Regulation 123 List and Planning Obligations SPD alongside the CIL Charging Schedule.  They came into operation on 18 May 2015.  It has become clear, as development proposals have come forward, that the List would benefit from reviewing to clarify those infrastructure projects that may be funded through CIL. The alternative would be to retain the current List and continue to address perceived uncertainties over CIL funding on an individual, application-by-application basis. Alongside changes to the Regulation 123 List some limited changes are also proposed to the Planning Obligations SPD.

The Wiltshire Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) - Draft Revised Regulation 123 List, prepared by officers, is based on projects within the ‘Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) September 2013’. The IDP forms the infrastructure evidence that underpins the Wiltshire Core Strategy and the CIL Charging Schedule. It has been developed in consultation with infrastructure service providers and has since been updated to reflect their changing requirements. Consultation will be undertaken on the Draft Revised Regulation 123 List and Draft Revised Planning Obligations SPD before it is finalised for consideration by Cabinet and, in the case of the SPD for subsequent approval by Council. The draft updated IDP will be made available for comment at the same time.