Find out about how we manage the allocation of CIL funds
What CIL is used for
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is not intended to fund all infrastructure, and we recognise it is only one of many possible funding sources.
When we receive money raised from the CIL, we will distribute it as follows:
- 15% to Local Councils, where the development is located. This rises to 25% in areas with an adopted neighbourhood plan (Neighbourhood CIL)
- 5% for CIL Administration costs
- all remaining money goes to the Borough CIL Infrastructure Fund to support infrastructure projects
West Norfolk CIL Priorities
We will prioritise the allocation of CIL funds;
- to infrastructure projects that will make development within the local plan sustainable in planning terms; and
- will ensure projects are demonstrably deliverable and are ready to be included on the Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement.
The Borough CIL
The Borough CIL Fund is separated into 2 specific project types, Local CIL Funding Applications and Strategic CIL Funding. This will ensure that the Borough CIL is used to enable the funding to:
- meet wider borough infrastructure requirements, and
- to support local community infrastructure needs
Each project group is allocated a percentage of the Borough CIL income as follows:
Local CIL Funding Applications
20% of Borough CIL will be allocated to Local Infrastructure Projects;
- project funding between £10k and £100k
- identified through an application process
- applications reviewed and funding allocated by the CIL Spending Panel
More details can be found on our CIL Applications webpage.
Strategic CIL Funding
80% of Borough CIL will be allocated to Large Scale Infrastructure Projects, linked to the Councils’ Capital Projects Programme and in line with Corporate Strategic Objectives and Local Plan.
You are not able to apply for Strategic CIL funding, as the projects have already been identified as infrastructure to support new development within West Norfolk.
How Strategic Projects are identified
A list of eligible Capital Projects that meet the definition of ‘infrastructure to support development’ will be produced by the CIL Officers and presented to the CIL Spending Panel.
These are linked to our adopted Local Plan and Strategic Objectives, for future growth in West Norfolk.
The projects allocated CIL funding will be reported in our Annual Infrastructure Funding Statements (IFS).
Strategic CIL Funding - Decision making process
Projects will only be selected, if they have been included in the Council’s Capital Projects Programme.
Projects that require CIL funding up to £100k - the CIL Spending Panel have delegated responsibility to select and allocate CIL funding up to £100k to any project(s) from the prepared list; and may make recommendations of projects over £100k to Cabinet.
Projects that require CIL funding over £100k – will be selected and allocated funding by the Cabinet.