Approval of amendments to the CIL Draft Charging Schedule for a further six week public consultation and approval for submission to an examination in public.

DECISION

1.            Subject to the amendment tabled, to approve the Tower Hamlets Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Revised Draft Charging Schedule (Appendix 1 of this report) for a 6 week public consultation.

2.            To note the Summary of Consultation Responses October 2013 Report attached at Appendix 2.

3.            To note the Infrastructure Planning and Funding Gap Report attached at Appendix 3, as amended. This document explains the infrastructure planning criteria Tower Hamlets must meet in order to implement a CIL Charging Schedule.

4.            To note BNP Paribas Real Estate’s Viability Study that forms part of the supporting evidence for the Draft Charging Schedule.

5.            To authorise the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal to make any minor modifications to the Revised Draft Charging Schedule following the public consultation and to submit the Revised Draft Charging Schedule, the representations made and evidence base together with any proposed modifications to the Planning Inspectorate for public examination.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL (A. DALVI)

(Service Head, Planning and Building Control (O. Whalley)