Purpose

For Cabinet to review officer recommendations
on external bids for funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy
.

Content

The purpose of the report was to present
officer recommendations on Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
funding bids received in 2025 for approval by Cabinet.
 
Councillor Juliet Layton, Deputy Leader of the
Council and Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning, introduced the
report and highlighted that a multidisciplinary panel had reviewed
the bids, ensuring impartiality through voluntary participation and
conflict-of-interest declarations. Cabinet approval was sought to
fund suitable bids from the Strategic CIL Fund and refuse those
deemed unsuitable. In line with statutory requirements the bids had
been assessed within a framework to ensure that CIL was spent
legally, responsibly, strategically, and accountably.
 
After discussion recommendation 2 was
updated.
 
The recommendations were then proposed by
Councillor Juliet Layton and seconded by Councillor Tristan
Wilkinson.
 
Resolved that Cabinet:

1.   
Agreed to allocate funding for the
following bids, as set out in Table 4:
a.   
Cycle parking Cotswold National Cycle Network (GCC
with Walk Wheel Cycle Trust)
b.   
Farmor’s
School 3G Pitch (Farmor’s School)
c.    
Redesdale
Hall Phase 2 (Redesdale
Hall Trust)

2.   
Delegated authority to the Assistant Director
Planning Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Housing and Planning, to progress the funding bids subject to the
Assistant Director of Planning Services, Legal Services, and the
Finance Service undertaking the required due diligence to ensure a
formal agreement is in place prior to the release of funding in
accordance with the CIL funding guidance notes.
 
Voting record:
7 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstentions.