From Brent Council
Brent Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Priorities 2017-2020
Title of consultation
Brent Neighbourhood CIL Priorities 2017-2020
Who is consulting?
Planning Policy & Projects
Why are we consulting?
When
developers receive planning permission for some larger, new
developments, they're required to make a payment to the council. This
helps fund local infrastructure improvements. This payment is called
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Of this, between 15-25% of the
funds has to be allocated by the Council as Neighbourhood CIL.
On
the basis of feedback received from this consultation, the council will
decide how to prioritise spending on particular Neighbourhood CIL
funded projects. These projects could be delivered by the council if
they relate to council assets, e.g. a park. The council could also
deliver projects that are good ideas, but where no other body came
forward to deliver them. Alternatively, the council could allocate funds
to local community groups where it believes that these groups can
deliver the projects themselves.
To
streamline the running of Neighbourhood CIL in the borough, Brent has
been divided into five local areas: Harlesden, Kilburn, Kingsbury and
Kenton, Wembley and Willesden. These are large enough to generate funds
that can deliver relatively big projects if this is what the community
decides the funds should be spent on. The areas are, however, also
small enough to encourage communities to feel they are likely to benefit
from the projects that are delivered. Ultimately, the decision on what
to spend the funds on still rests with the council, but we will provide
clear feedback on how we have come to any decisions.
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