The report sets out the outcomes of the examination of the council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and sought to formally approve and publish the Council’s CIL Charging Schedule, in accordance with Regulation 25 of the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended). The report advised that, subject to council adoption on 27 September 2023, the Brentwood CIL Charging Schedule will take effect on the 15 January 2024. This date is informed by an ongoing programme of work to set up all necessary guidance, administrative and financial systems and processes for CIL implementation.

The report summarised the preparation process that has been required to produce the CIL Charging Schedule and the stages of consultation and formal examination that have been involved. The report sets out how formal adoption by the council is now required in order to commence and implement CIL.

Once CIL is brought into effect, the Council will become a ‘CIL Charging Authority’ and ‘CIL Collecting Authority’. Moving forward it will be important for Members to approve the governance arrangements for the prioritisation and spending of CIL receipts. This report provided Members with an update as to the consideration of governance arrangements and a commitment for this to be the subject of a future committee report within the next 12 months.

Cllr M Cuthbert MOVED and Cllr Aspinell SECONDED the recommendations in the report. A vote was taken and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY

R1. Adopt the Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule (Appendix A), with an implementation date of 15 January 2024.

R2. Adopt the Instalment Policy (Appendix B), with an implementation date of 15 January 2024.

R3. Delegate authority to the Director of Place, in consultation with the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council, any necessary further minor editorial changes to the Charging Schedule or Instalment Policy and a change to the implementation date if necessary.

R4. Approve that governance options and arrangements for the priorities and spending of CIL receipts be brought to committee in the next 12 months.