This report updates Members on the progress which has been made in preparing a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule for the borough since the previous report in March 2022.

This report presents the draft Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule, with associated consultation materials and evidence base documents, and seeks approval to publish these documents for Regulation 16 consultation.

The draft Brentwood Borough CIL Charging Schedule proposes levy rates for the borough that will help maximise the potential for new development to generate income for the delivery of new infrastructure, while also ensuring that proposed rates do not render new development financially unviable. The draft CIL Charging Schedule is recommended to be published for consultation from 19 September until 17 October 2022.

Due to the postponement of this committee meeting, the consultation dates will be amended accordingly and notifications of the consultation dates will be sent out. 

After a full discussion, Cllr Hossack MOVED and Cllr Poppy SECONDED the recommendations in the report. A vote was taken and it was RESOLVED.

Members are asked to:

Approve the publication of the draft Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule for public consultation pursuant to Regulation 16 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended), as set out in Appendix A, alongside associated consultation material and evidence base documents set out in Appendices B-E.

Reasons for Recommendation

The draft Brentwood Borough CIL Charging Schedule proposes levy rates for the borough that will maximise the potential for new development to generate income for the delivery of new infrastructure, while also ensuring that proposed rates do not render new development financially unviable. Therefore, The draft CIL Charging Schedule is recommended to be published for consultation in accordance with Regulation 16 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations (as amended) 2010.