QMr Ian Colvin asked:
“In light of CIL regulation 65(7) giving WBC full discretionary powers to withdraw CIL liability notices for whatever reason they see, can we now expect Waverley to amend its enforcement policy and adopt a more reasonable enforcement policy where it applies to home extensions and self-build homes ….similar to the approach West Berkshire have implemented?”
A : Cllr Liz Townsend, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Economic Development, responded in writing :
The resolution to the Motion that the Full Council considered at its meeting on the 28th January 2025 reads as follows
‘ that in line with West Berks households previously subject to CIL liability can request a discretionary review by the Council within a window from 1 June 2025 to 31st May 2026. For clarity, the Council has administered CIL in accordance with the CIL Regulation, which has been confirmed through the appeal process.
There is considerable work needed to set out a proposed discretionary Review process. The process will need to be considered and agreed upon by the Executive at its meeting on the 6th May 2025.
Bullet 5 of the Minutes of the 28th January 2025 reads Currently independent households that had been charged CIL were being reviewed. The process would need to go through a public consultation through the Local Plan currently with bids being examined once a year. This references three separate activities, which are: • We have a log of all householders that have been charged CIL and the triggers for that charging • There will be a separate working stream that will run to the timelines of the Local Plan review that will create the evidence to set a revised CIL Charging Schedule (this will be subject to its own Independent CIL Examination by an Inspector). • The Council has reviewed all the CIL bids received for this year and a report will be considered by the Executive at this meeting on the 1st of April 2025 to agree on how this year’s CIL will be allocated.
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge that local authorities can impose on new developments to help fund infrastructure needed to support that development, such as schools and transport, replacing the previous project-by-project negotiation system.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:
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A Planning Charge:
The CIL is a mandatory charge introduced by the Planning Act 2008, designed to ensure that development contributes to the infrastructure it relies upon.
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Funding Infrastructure:
The money collected through CIL is used to fund infrastructure projects, including schools, transport schemes, and other community facilities.
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Based on Floorspace:
The amount of CIL payable is based on the size and type of new floorspace created by the development.
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Local Authority Responsibility:Local authorities are responsible for setting the CIL rates and deciding how the funds will be spent.
The councillor is providing information to the best of her abilities, pity that WBC and all its policies cease to be within less than twelve months.
Some councillors have already considered stepping down as they are effectively moribund. When you consider how long ang action takes to be approved any issue brought to WBC now will vanish into an administrative hole at the point when WBC itself implodes on order of the new master and mistresses of Surrey
The unitary auto will set policy. That will be done on high from a great distance.
Might as well start now.
You taint got any choice. That was taken away from you..
MM
More BS.
The continued arrogance of Waverley elected officials is incomprehensible. It’s not like there isn’t millions of CIL money sitting in the coffers completely unspent.
Just give back these people their money which you wrongfully took. Why are you fighting this, arguing all the time, and dragging these householders through this mindless paperwork.
Have you any concept of the pain and suffering that you are inflicting upon these people with your bureaucracy? It truly beggars belief.,
Tiresome Townsend it’s just as belligerently incompetent at Feckless Follows.
P45 for both cannot come soon enough. All hail the demise of defunct Waverley.