Issue - meetings

Report of the Leader

RESOLVED THAT:

-       the decisions of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Joint Committee are noted.  

The Leader introduced her report, reminding Members that the CIL Joint Committee, comprising Cheltenham Borough, Tewkesbury Borough and Gloucester City Councils, was established with the agreement to pool strategic CIL contributions and allocate funds to projects which affected all three areas.  The three councils have now got together to discuss allocation of 70-80% of the fund (less admin costs and the very important CIL neighbourhood allocations), and will contribute significant amounts to many projects, including the Junction 10 and Junction 9 Ashchurch improvement schemes, the Mass Rapid Transit Scheme, enhancement of the Honeybourne cycle path, and further works to the Gloucester to Bishops Cleeve cycle spine.  Those schemes not funded will be considered next time, and 15% of the fund is to be allocated to the districts to pick up more localised strategic works.  Although the decisions have already been made by the CIL Joint Committee, the Leader was keen to share these with Members and the public.   

A Member was very pleased to see the extension of the cycle path on the Honeybourne Line, for which Max Wilkinson MP campaigned hard when he was a borough councillor.

No vote was required on this item, but Members:

-       noted the decisions of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Joint Committee.