DECISION

1.    To approve the Tower Hamlets CIL Draft Charging Schedule (Appendix A of the report) and supporting evidence (set out in the report and appendices) for a 6 week public consultation.

2.    To authorise the Corporate Director of Place to:

·         Approve minor modifications to the Draft Charging Schedule (“DCS”) following the public consultation;

·         Where no material modifications are required following the consultation on the DCS, to approve the submission of the Council’s proposed Charging Schedule and associated evidence base for public examination.

3.    To note that if material modifications to the DCS are required following consultation, that approval to undertake a subsequent consultation or submit for public examination as necessary will be referred to the Mayor in Cabinet.

4.    To note BNP Paribas Real Estate’s CIL Viability Study (Appendix B to the report) that forms part of the supporting evidence for the DCS. The document appended is less its appendices (as they run to hundreds of pages) – the full document including the appendices is available separately as a background document. The full document will be published for consultation.

5.    To note the Supporting Evidence and Funding Gap Report attached at Appendix C of the report. This document explains the infrastructure planning criteria the Council must account for in adopting a new CIL Charging Schedule.

6.    Note the Additional Evidence and Information Document attached at Appendix D to this report. This document sets out the Council’s position with respect to a number of matters and evidence in order to provide context to the approach it has taken to forming the rates described in its Draft Charging Schedule.

7.    To note the Summary of Consultation Responses Report attached at Appendix E. This document sets out and summarises the responses the Council received in respect of its consultation on its Preliminary draft Charging Schedule.

8.    To note other associated documents that will be published alongside the DCS, including:

·         A Payment in Kind and Infrastructure Payments Policy (Appendix F to the report);

·         Charging Schedule Explanatory Notes (Appendix G to the report).

9.    To note that an Equality Assurance Checklist was completed and referred to the Mayor in Cabinet in respect of the approval to consult on a previous iteration of the Draft Charging Schedule that is the subject of this cabinet Report. This Equality Assurance Checklist is attached at Appendix H to the report.

Action by:

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)

(Infrastructure Planning Manager (M. Pullen)

Councillor Rachel Blake, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Air Quality, introduced the report. She thanked officers for their hard work on preparing the documentation. Evidence from a number of sources had been considered whilst preparing the information and it was now ready to go out to examination in public.

Councillor Andrew Wood, Leader of the Conservative Group, highlighted the need to ensure the Council properly managed potential funding gaps on planned infrastructure projects.

The Mayor noted the limits to the sources of funding available but heard that the Council had done a lot of work to plan prudently for the infrastructure it was developing. He agreed the recommendations as set out.

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the Tower Hamlets CIL Draft Charging Schedule (Appendix A of the report) and supporting evidence (set out in the report and appendices) for a 6 week public consultation.

2.    To authorise the Corporate Director of Place to:

·         Approve minor modifications to the Draft Charging Schedule (“DCS”) following the public consultation;

·         Where no material modifications are required following the consultation on the DCS, to approve the submission of the Council’s proposed Charging Schedule and associated evidence base for public examination.

3.    To note that if material modifications to the DCS are required following consultation, that approval to undertake a subsequent consultation or submit for public examination as necessary will be referred to the Mayor in Cabinet.

4.    To note BNP Paribas Real Estate’s CIL Viability Study (Appendix B to the report) that forms part of the supporting evidence for the DCS. The document appended is less its appendices (as they run to hundreds of pages) – the full document including the appendices is available separately as a background document. The full document will be published for consultation.

5.    To note the Supporting Evidence and Funding Gap Report attached at Appendix C of the report. This document explains the infrastructure planning criteria the Council must account for in adopting a new CIL Charging Schedule.

6.    Note the Additional Evidence and Information Document attached at Appendix D to this report. This document sets out the Council’s position with respect to a number of matters and evidence in order to provide context to the approach it has taken to forming the rates described in its Draft Charging Schedule.

7.    To note the Summary of Consultation Responses Report attached at Appendix E. This document sets out and summarises the responses the Council received in respect of its consultation on its Preliminary draft Charging Schedule.

8.    To note other associated documents that will be published alongside the DCS, including:

·         A Payment in Kind and Infrastructure Payments Policy (Appendix F to the report);

·         Charging Schedule Explanatory Notes (Appendix G to the report).

9.    To note that an Equality Assurance Checklist was completed and referred to the Mayor in Cabinet in respect of the approval to consult on a previous iteration of the Draft Charging Schedule that is the subject of this cabinet Report. This Equality Assurance Checklist is attached at Appendix H to the report.