Purpose

To
approve expenditure on CIL Bids under the CIL Expenditure Programme
– June 2025

Content

It was
RESOLVED: -
 

1.1
That the CIL Expenditure Programme (June 2025)
and accompanying Technical assessments of the following three CIL
Bids (forming Appendices A and B) be approved (including decisions
on these CIL Bids for Cabinet to make/note) as follows:
-
 
Decision
for Cabinet to make:  - Ringfenced
Infrastructure Funds (Elmswell and Woolpit) and Strategic
Infrastructure Fund
 

CIL Bid,
Location and Infrastructure Proposed

Amount of
CIL Bid and total cost of the infrastructure

Cabinet
Decision

M24-26
 
WOOLPIT and
ELMSWELL
 
Footway and
Cycleway
 
 
 
 
 

Amount of
CIL Bid £3,099,930.16
Total cost
of the project £3,498,425.00 (excluding VAT)
Other
sources of funding
S106
– £398,494.84
 

Subject
to:- 1. National Highways providing final approval/agreement to the
design of the section of the route that makes use of the A14
overbridge. 2. A further section around the new Woolpit roundabout
and leading into Woolpit village will be provided by Highways using
an additional £300K of Local Transport Plan monies 3.
Dedication of land that is part of the route but not currently
owned by Highways and which would need to be designated as part of
the public highway 4. An appropriate mechanism between Mid Suffolk
District Council and Suffolk County Council being agreed and
secured to enable a) the forward funding of this project using
District CIL funding with b) relevant commitments from SCC to
secure timely recovery of this forward funding through, but not
limited to s106 contributions, in relation to future growth
proposals in both villages with reimbursement of these District CIL
funds against any new future growth in both villages via s106
agreements. The latter has been agreed in principle with SCC and
would need to be reinforced by securing an appropriate mechanism
between both Councils. 5. A programme being devised and implemented
of regular meetings (suggest monthly) by SCC with all stakeholders
of this project) so as to keep everyone updated on design, costs
and delivery timescales. the recommendation to Cabinet is to
approve this CIL Bid for £3,099,930.16 from the Ringfenced
Infrastructure Funds – (Elmswell and Woolpit and Strategic
Infrastructure Fund).

 
Decisions
for Cabinet to make:  -  Ringfenced Infrastructure Funds (Rattlesden and
Needham Market)
 

M24-28
RATTLESDEN
Rattlesden
Church Warmth project (installation of lighting and heating
chandeliers)

Amount of
CIL Bid £33,750.00
Total cost
of the project £45,000.00 (excluding VAT)
Other
sources of funding
Church
Reserves contribution £11,250.00
 

Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M24-28 for
£33,750.00 from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund
(Rattlesden)

M24-29
NEEDHAM
MARKET
Needham
Market Football Club Upgrade (New Stand and
Improvements)

Amount of
CIL Bid £100,000
Total costs
of the project £344,139.50 (excluding VAT)
Total of
eligible project costs for this CIL bid
£210,494.50
Other
sources of funding for CIL bid
Premier
League Stadium Fund £110,494.50
Other
sources of funding for the total project
Premier
League Stadium Fund £59,434.00
MSDC
Capital Grant £10,000
Needham
Market Football Club Funds £50,000
Directors
£14,211.00
 

Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M24-29 for
£100,000 from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund (Needham
Market)

 

1.2
Cabinet were also asked to note and endorse this
CIL Expenditure Programme which includes 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 and March 2024. 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 – has taken place in
March/April 2025 with outcomes likely to be considered at full
Council in June 2025
 
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: Councillor Mellen declared an interest as the Suffolk County
Councillor for Elmswell and Woolpit
Any Dispensation Granted: None