Decision details

Cabinet to agree publication and that future annual CIL reports can be published following agreement with the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Planning and the Head of Service.

Cabinet received a report of the Planning Policy Section Head detailing Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) receipts and expenditure from the previous financial year.  CIL regulations required Watford Borough Council to prepare a report detailing this information, which should be published on the Council’s website by 31 December each year.

Councillor Sharpe introduced the report, explaining that the receipts for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 were modest.  Collections for the current year (2016-17) were expected to be higher.  Councillor Sharpe drew Cabinet’s attention to the proposal to transfer £8,013 towards the administrative costs of operating the CIL regime and retain the remaining sum of £152,262 for the Metropolitan Line Extension – a priority for the development of Watford.

The Managing Director confirmed that Watford Borough Council had made a commitment to use £5.85 million of CIL funds and other developer contributions to support delivery of the Metropolitan Line Extension.  This decision had been approved by Cabinet previously.

The Mayor commented that there was a need to consider infrastructure provision and congestion issues across the town.  This should inform HCC’s Hertfordshire Transport Vision 2050 strategy.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet:

1.         endorses the Regulation 62 (Community Infrastructure Regulations 2010 (as amended)) CIL Annual Report 2015-2016 contained in Appendix 1 and agrees for it to be published on the Council’s website;

2.         agrees that future Regulation 62 (Community Infrastructure Regulations 2010 (as amended)) CIL Annual reports be delegated for approval by the Deputy Managing Director in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Development;

3.         endorses transfer of £8,012 towards the administrative costs of operating the CIL regime into the Regeneration and Development budget and that the Council retains the remaining sum of £152,262 to be set aside towards the Metropolitan Line Extension.