tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post8300388802028975249..comments2024-03-28T09:45:17.708+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Brent Council Leader Muhammed Butt claims 'Levelling Up' funding criteria discriminates against LondonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-55695740844287609162021-03-22T19:07:33.044+00:002021-03-22T19:07:33.044+00:00Thank you, Martin, for the "link" to a v...Thank you, Martin, for the "link" to a very interesting document!Philip Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216646114377430489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-30633928026612254612021-03-22T17:25:23.177+00:002021-03-22T17:25:23.177+00:00Hi Anon March 21 - yes there is an Annual CIL Repo...Hi Anon March 21 - yes there is an Annual CIL Report but 2019-20 has not yet been published. This though may be of interest: https://www.brent.gov.uk/media/16417549/brent-infrastructure-funding-statement-2019-20_final.pdfMartin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-56130171547605431642021-03-22T10:41:21.827+00:002021-03-22T10:41:21.827+00:00Good to see you two (Pete Firmin & Martin Fran...Good to see you two (Pete Firmin & Martin Francis) resisting the urge to jump into the Tory’s culture war trap. Be embarrassing/harmful if Boris succeeded in turning the liberals (even further) on each other...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-71062275642873268192021-03-21T15:54:18.712+00:002021-03-21T15:54:18.712+00:00Is there not a published document on SCIL spend th...Is there not a published document on SCIL spend that’s in the pipeline? I seem to remember there being something along the lines of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-65246714367769337422021-03-20T21:55:05.940+00:002021-03-20T21:55:05.940+00:00This is Government guidance on spending of CIL cop...This is Government guidance on spending of CIL copied and pasted from the website. I think there are plenty of potential projects in Brent on which it could be spent. EXTRACT: What can the Community Infrastructure Levy be spent on?<br /><br />The levy can be used to fund a wide range of infrastructure, including transport, flood defences, schools, hospitals, and other health and social care facilities (for further details, see section 216(2) of the Planning Act 2008, and regulation 59, as amended by the 2012 and 2013 Regulations). This definition allows the levy to be used to fund a very broad range of facilities such as play areas, open spaces, parks and green spaces, cultural and sports facilities, healthcare facilities, academies and free schools, district heating schemes and police stations and other community safety facilities. This flexibility gives local areas the opportunity to choose what infrastructure they need to deliver their relevant plan (the Development Plan and the London Plan in London). Charging authorities may not use the levy to fund affordable housing.<br /><br />Local authorities must spend the levy on infrastructure needed to support the development of their area, and they will decide what infrastructure is needed.<br /><br />The levy can be used to increase the capacity of existing infrastructure or to repair failing existing infrastructure, if that is necessary to support development.<br />Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-88634544931947206062021-03-20T21:48:22.787+00:002021-03-20T21:48:22.787+00:00Honestly could not agree more with the above comme...Honestly could not agree more with the above comment!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-31219970655986939552021-03-20T14:36:47.407+00:002021-03-20T14:36:47.407+00:00I think, by now, and as much as we hate to accept ...I think, by now, and as much as we hate to accept it, we all know there are caveats attached to CIL monies, as determined by central govt. Let's not continue to mislead residents about this. The sole lib dem continues to go on about his alternative budget, why does he not caveat that with the fact that the FD of the council explicitly said Brent's finances would be at risk in subsequent years if it were to have been approved? I'd imagine this includes risk to statutory services. If it had come to that, I'm sure the LDs wouldn't hold back in criticising the council for that too, despite the decision being instigated from their corner. I find it highly irresponsible just to further one's own political career. Truthful transparency would be nice, especially from the opposition, rather than always trying to point score based on, quite frankly, lies/half-baked truths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-56040099805271766992021-03-19T20:01:37.022+00:002021-03-19T20:01:37.022+00:00I thought it sounded like that - and then there...I thought it sounded like that - and then there's all that unspent Community Infrastructure levy money...<br />Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-84098864471333262672021-03-19T19:57:46.106+00:002021-03-19T19:57:46.106+00:00Not very clear in Cllr Butt's statement, but i...Not very clear in Cllr Butt's statement, but it sounds awfully like he is arguing for taking money away from northern England to give to London boroughs like Brent. It would be so refreshing if our Labour Councillors would instead argue for unity between authorities across the country in arguing for the government to fund ALL local authorities properly instead of seeing it as some kind of competition.Pete Firminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384894592271716201noreply@blogger.com