Guidance for Town and Parish Council for identifying and prioritising infrastructure
Infrastructure considerations
Local Councils are encouraged to consider the infrastructure needs of their area using a Parish Infrastructure Investment Plan (PIIP) to help understand, evidence, and prioritise their infrastructure needs.
A PIIP may be produced by any Local Council, including those with an adopted Neighbourhood Plan and should be evidence-based.
PIIPs can help local councils to:
- identify the infrastructure and investment needs of your community
- provide an evidence base for spending decisions on locally identified priorities
- identify sources of funding and opportunities for matching funding streams to make the most efficient use of income
- assist with external funding bids - providing evidence of local investment needs and priorities
- provide transparency to local communities - explain where local investment is being targeted
- encourage engagement by members of the community who use / will use the facilities and services being delivered
- provide a local perspective to help West Norfolk Council to gain a better understanding of local priorities
- support the development of your Neighbourhood Plan and West Norfolk Councils’ Infrastructure Delivery Plan.
This process can also identify gaps in infrastructure provision, for example identified growth in the numbers young or older people but a lack of facilities for them locally.
Neighbourhood CIL
Where local priorities have been identified and Neighbourhood CIL has been received in your area, Neighbourhood CIL should be directed to these projects and used as match funding for any application submitted for infrastructure funding.
Where parish councils have a Neighbourhood Plan made in their area and receive 25% CIL, the expectation is that Neighbourhood CIL is prioritised and spent to deliver the projects identified in the Neighbourhood Plan and/or PIIP.
We have produced the following documents to help Local Councils: