Agenda item

Report by Dr Carlton Brand, Corporate Director

Councillor Toby Sturgis, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Development Management, Strategic Housing, Property and Waste, presented a report, including a supplement circulated on the 12 May 2015. The Chairman drew Council’s attention to the recommendations of Cabinet which had considered the matter at its meeting on the 11 May 2015.

Cllr Sturgis explained that this included the adoption of the CIL charging schedule, planning obligations supplementary planning document, Regulation 123 list and associated community infrastructure policies as set out in the various appendices presented as part of the report. He also drew Council’s attention to changes made to the document as circulated in the Agenda Supplement. Cllr Sturgis also explained on how the document had evolved, it’s progression through the draft stage and the consultation mechanisms and feedback including scrutiny input.  The main principle of the CIL would allow the Council to seek monies for infrastructure especially given that the process for using S.106 Agreements for this purpose had been tightened up considerably.

It was noted that there were some areas that might require further definition. Cabinet had agreed to a further review in due course and had agreed to the preparation of a communication plan to help community and parish groups to understand their role within the strategy. There was an opportunity for new Neighbourhood Development Plans to include a schedule of infrastructure requirements. It was also noted that the Examiner had required two modifications as outlined in the report presented.

Having been duly proposed and seconded, it was:

Resolved

(i)        To note the content of the Examiner’s report on the examination of the Wiltshire CIL Charging Schedule (Appendix 1 of the report presented); and accepts the modifications in the Appendix of the Examiner’s Report, which the Examiner considers are necessary to improve clarity.

(ii)        That the Wiltshire CIL Charging Schedule proposed in Appendix 3, as amended as set out in (i) above together with the other proposed minor modifications identified in the interest of clarity (Appendix 2 of the report presented), be approved as the appropriate basis for charging CIL in Wiltshire.

(iii)        To adopt the proposed Regulation 123 List at Appendix 5 and the Instalments Policy as set out in Appendix 6 of the report presented alongside the Wiltshire CIL Charging Schedule in (ii).

(iv)        To adopt the Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document as proposed in Appendix 8 of the report presented.

(v)        To agree that the Associate Director for Economic Development and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Development Management, Strategic Housing, Property and Waste and, the Associate Directors of Finance and Legal and Governance, will undertake the final stages associated with the formal adoption and implementation of CIL, including any minor textual changes to documents in the interest of clarity and accuracy.

(vi)        To agree an implementation date for CIL of Monday 18 May 2015.

(vii)        That the Associate Director for Economic Development and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Development Management, Strategic Housing, Property and Waste develop a communication plan for parish and town councils, as well as representatives from neighbourhood planning steering groups, to help clarify their role in relation to CIL and the delivery of local infrastructure;

(viii)        That the Associate Director for Economic Development and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Development Management, Strategic Housing, Property and Waste monitors the implementation of CIL to determine whether a review of the Charging Schedule is required. In any event, the need for review will be considered by Cabinet within two years of CIL’s implementation in Wiltshire.

(Note: in reference to the various appendices in the above resolutions, as emphasised by Cllr Sturgis when moving the recommendations, this includes changes made to them as included in the Addendum to the report circulated in Agenda Supplement 2).