Purpose

Following the decision taken on 1st July 2024
to enter into a Memorandum of Understand and Grant Agreement with
Essex County Council, in order to begin the process of preparing a
CIL Charging Schedule – the decision is now taken to being
the process of procuring a CIL Viability Assessment.
To inform the production of the CIL Charging Schedule, and in
accordance with the CIL Regulations and the Planning Practice
Guidance (PPG), the Council requires consultancy support to produce
a CIL Viability Assessment to recommend appropriate CIL rates for
the District. The Assessment will identify CIL rates which will
maximise the potential for CIL revenue, while also ensuring that
the imposition of a CIL in the District does not render any type of
new development financially unviable.
Authority for Delegated Decision:
Part 3, Schedule 3 – Responsibility for Executive Functions
delegated to Officers paragraph 4.3 (1) – the Corporate
Director has delegated authority to discharge executive functions
within their respective service areas (Part 3.38). All delegations
are subject to consultation where considered appropriate in the
circumstances (paragraph 4.3 (4(ii) – Part 3.39).

Content

To begin the process of procuring a Viability
Assessment for purposes of preparing at CIL Charging Schedule, by
undertaking a request for quotes exercise.