EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL)

The responsibility for the oversight, management and allocation of CIL funds which the Parish
Council receives is within the remit of the Strategy, Policy and Finance Committee.

The Committee’s role includes,

– overseeing the communication of the Parish Council’s CIL strategy, providing regular
updates on the availability of CIL funds and their use in the Parish, and to raise
awareness in the community of this important funding source, to ensure a high level of
transparency in the use of public funds.
– statutory reporting of CIL income and expenditure to Babergh District Council.
– establishing CIL investment priorities in line with the Parish Council’s objectives
including Neighbourhood Plan Projects and community needs.
– preparation of a Parish Infrastructure Investment Plan (PIIP) to be monitored and
updated annually.
– to be responsible for CIL payments from Babergh District Council and to ensure the
effective reporting of CIL investment activity to the Parish Council.
– to consider all bids for the use of CIL funds at the discretion of the Parish Council and to
make recommendations to the Parish Council in line with the agreed criteria for
allocating funds.
– to monitor and review the uses to which funds are allocated to ensure that they have
been successfully invested and also to enable learning and continuous improvement in
the distribution of CIL funds.
– to consider and respond to questions, and appeals and complaints that might arise
regarding the application of this policy.

Additionally, the Committee may,

– approach other bodies to consider projects that might include matched funding, or
projects that might involve other funding bodies.
– liaise with Babergh District Council’s CIL Investment Team to ensure good alignment
and their support in the use of public funds.

Criteria for allocating CIL Funds

The following criteria will be applied in evaluating bids for funding whether coming from inside or
outside the Parish Council.

Subject to sufficient funds being available, applications will be invited, and evaluated by the
Strategy, Policy and Finance Committee and approved as appropriate by the Parish Council,
using the following criteria,

1. Is the project covered by the list of Infrastructure items which can be provided or
maintained by Parish Councils as set out by Babergh District Council in its CIL Guidance
document, Appendix B dated April 2016.
2. Does the application provide all the required detail to enable a fair assessment of the
merits of the case for the CIL funds required?
3. Is the body to which any funds that might be provided, judged to be responsible,
trustworthy and able demonstrate a successful track record?
4. Has a robust business case and justification been provided that demonstrates a good
use of the funds required?
5. Will the project confer wide benefits within the community of East Bergholt?
6. Is the project deliverable?
7. Does the project align well with Council policies and priorities?
8. Is the project deliverable without the use of the CIL allocation?

A final decision on each application will be made by the Strategy, Policy and Finance
Committee or as appropriate the Parish Council in light of the above considerations.

No more than one bid per year from the same body will be accepted.

Matched funding may be considered positively, as this will enable a wider distribution of CIL
investment benefits in the Community.