Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: September 9, 2025

Purpose: To seek approval for expenditure on CIL Bids under the CIL Expenditure Programme – September 2025

Content: It was RESOLVED: -   1.1          That the CIL Expenditure Programme (June 2025) and accompanying Technical assessments of the following six CIL Bids  (forming Appendices A and B) were approved and noted (including decisions on CIL Bids for Cabinet to make/note) as follows:-   Decision for Cabinet to make:  -  Strategic Infrastructure Fund   CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the infrastructure Cabinet Decision M25-02   STOWMARKET   Creeting Road Depot Transformation project Amount of CIL Bid £133,443.26 Total costs of the eligible elements of the project £133,443.26 (excluding VAT) Other sources of funding This is only a small element of the overall project costs. The remaining project costs are being met by MSDC budgets. Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M25-02 for £133,443.26 from the Strategic Infrastructure Fund (subject to Building Control Regulations approval) M24-04   IPSWICH   Recycling Centre Phase 2 Redevelopment of Site Amount of CIL Bid £100,672.00 Total cost of the project £6,500,000.00 (excluding VAT) Total cost of the Phase 2 Redevelopment of Site £4,500,000.00 (excluding VAT) Other sources of funding for Phase 2 SCC Capital borrowing £4,255,011.00 S106 Contribution £21,051.00 Babergh District Council CIL bid (recommended for approval to Babergh and to be determined separately by Babergh District Council) £123,266.00 Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M24-04 for £100,672.00 from the Strategic Infrastructure Fund as an acceptable exception to the CIL Expenditure Framework and subject to Suffolk County Council completing the purchase of the new site    Decision for Cabinet to make:  -  Ringfenced Infrastructure Funds (Needham Market, Haughley, Bacton, Finningham, Creeting St Mary, Stowupland and Mendlesham) and Strategic Infrastructure Fund   CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the infrastructure Cabinet Decision M24-23   STOWMARKET   Extension to Stowmarket High School           Amount of CIL Bid £4,831,400.00 Total cost of the project £9,996,000.00 (excluding VAT) Other sources of funding S106 funding – £3,557,832.49 SCC Contribution - £1,606,767.51   Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M24-23 for £4,831,400.00 with £3,098,080.88 from the Strategic Infrastructure Fund and £1,733,319.12 from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund (Needham Market, Haughley, Bacton, Finningham, Creeting St Mary, Stowupland, Mendlesham ) subject to the grant of planning permission.   Decisions for Cabinet to make:  -  Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund (Thorndon) and Local Infrastructure Fund   CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the infrastructure Cabinet Decision M25-09 THORNDON   Upgrade of Fen View Play Area   Amount of CIL Bid £93,056.99 Total cost of the project £133,000.00 (excluding VAT) Ineligible costs of £8,924.01 being covered by Neighbourhood CIL. Total of eligible project costs £124,075.99 (excluding VAT) Other sources of funding for eligible project costs Neighbourhood CIL £24,605.44 S106 £6,413.56 Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M25-09 for £93,056.99, £62,004.00 from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund (Thorndon) and £31,052.99 from the Local Infrastructure Fund   Decisions for Cabinet to make:  -  Local Infrastructure Funds CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the infrastructure Cabinet Decision M25-11 CODDENHAM Children’s playground   Amount of CIL Bid £55,066.59 Total cost of the project £75,886.20 (including VAT) Total of eligible project costs £73,422.12 (including VAT) Other sources of funding The Day Foundation £10,000 The Gardemau Education Trust £5,221.90 Coddenham Neighbourhood CIL £3,000.00 Fete Contribution £1,060.00 Gardemau Education Trust underwriting £718.10 The Coddenham Centre and The Day Foundation £819.61   Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M25-11 for £55,066.59 from the Local Infrastructure Fund   Delegated Decisions for Cabinet to note: - (Ringfenced Infrastructure Funds)   CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the infrastructure Cabinet Decision M25-07 DEBENHAM Bridleway 020 Surface Improvements Waddlegoose Lane Amount of CIL Bid £14,000.00 Total cost of the project £14,000.00 (excluding VAT)   Recommendation to Cabinet to note the delegated decision for approved CIL Bid B25-07 for £14,000.00    from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund (Debenham)   1.2  Cabinet also noted and endorsed this CIL Expenditure Programme which included details of emerging infrastructure/CIL Bids (Appendix A Section C).     REASON FOR DECISION   Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies have been collected since the implementation of CIL on the 11th April 2016. The CIL Expenditure Framework was originally adopted in April 2018 and reviewed with amendments adopted by both Councils in March 2019, April 2020, March 2021, July 2022 (Mid Suffolk), October 2022 (Babergh) and in March 2023, March 2024 and June 2025. The CIL Expenditure Framework requires the production of a CIL Expenditure Programme for each District and contains decisions for Cabinet to make or note on CIL Bids for CIL expenditure. These decisions relating to the expenditure of CIL monies form one of the ways in which necessary infrastructure supporting growth is delivered.   Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:   There is a diverse spectrum of approaches to CIL expenditure across the country from Unitary Authorities who have absorbed CIL into their individual Capital Programmes to others who ringfence all funds to be spent locally. A range of different approaches was identified in Appendix A of the Framework for CIL Expenditure report provided to Cabinet’s on the 5th and 8th of February 2018 and discussed in full during the workshops with the Joint Member advisory panel. Members adopted the original Framework documents set out in paragraph 1.1 above by Council decision in April 2018. These were subsequently reviewed and adopted by both Councils on:-   ·       First Review - March 2019 ·       Second Review – April 2020 ·       Third Review – March 2021 ·       Fourth Review – 21st July 2022 (Mid Suffolk) and  6th October 2022 (Babergh) ·       Fifth Review -  March 2023 ·       Sixth Review – March 2024 ·       Seventh Review – June 2025     Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None Any Dispensation Granted: None