Decision details

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Joint Committee Host Authority and Terms of Reference Review

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Recommendations

 

1.     Tewkesbury Borough Council remain the Host Authority for the CIL Joint Committee

2.     No change required to the CIL Joint Committee Terms of Reference v3 November 2023 (other than minor clarification points)

 

The CIL Joint Committee Terms of Reference require the host authority and the Terms of Reference to be reviewed at minimum every two years. They were put in place through December 2023 to January 2024 through decision by Council at each of the three district councils involved.

 

Decision:

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    Tewkesbury Borough Council retains its appointment as the host authority for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Joint Committee from January 2026.

 

2.    the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Joint Committee Terms of reference remain as approved by Council in January 2024, other than the minor points of clarification as identified in Appendix 3.

 

Other reasons / organisations consulted

None

 

A Joint Officer working group reviewed the Terms of Reference on 3 September 2025 which included Directors and Heads of Service for the three 3 Joint Councils, the Monitoring officer for Tewkesbury and the CIL Joint Committee under the host arrange with invites for the monitoring officers for Cheltenham Borough and Gloucester City. Written comments fed in from Cheltenham Monitoring officer beforehand

 

Consultees

Ø  One Legal

Ø  CBC Finance

Ø  CBC Director of Community & Economic Development

Ø  CBC Monitoring officer

Ø  CBC Finance Officer

Ø  CIL Partner Councils lead officers

  • Head of Place at Gloucester City Council
  • Director of Growth at Tewkesbury Borough Council

Ø  CIL Joint Committee Monitoring Officer

Ø  Monitoring Officer for Gloucester City Council

 

Contact: Tracey Birkinshaw, Director of Planning and Building Control Email: [email protected].

Report author: Tracey Birkinshaw

Publication date: 20/11/2025

Date of decision: 18/11/2025

Decided at meeting: 18/11/2025 - Cabinet

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