Decision

·       Cabinet approved the allocation of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds totalling £3,252,943.00 to the strategic projects listed in Appendix 1 of the submitted report, and noted the bids not recommended for Strategic CIL funding in this funding round as outlined in Appendix 2 of that report;

·       Cabinet approved the allocation of Section 106 funds totalling £4,742,017.38 to projects listed in Appendix 3 of the submitted report.

·       Cabinet approved the addition of the Council delivered projects set out in Appendices 1 and 3 of the submitted report to the general fund capital programme, where CIL and/or Section 106 would provide a funding source for the project.

·       Cabinet approved the publication of the Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022/23, which was the annual report of CIL and S106 funds, as set out in Appendix 4 of the submitted report.

·       Cabinet delegated authority to the:

o   Executive Director of Regeneration, Housing and Environmental Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Development, to review and implement the new processes for future year allocation of Strategic CIL and the processes for allocating S106 funding; and

o   Executive Director of Regeneration, Housing and Environmental Services and the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Development as well as the Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities and Culture, to review and implement the new processes for future year allocation of Local CIL (paragraphs 3.13 to 3.16 of the submitted report).