Statement on future Community Infrastructure Levy
This part of the IFS relates to clause 'a' of Regulation 121A which is focused on CIL.
We work across a ’two-tier’ Lincolnshire, with the seven district councils making up the other tier. Although we work very closely with each district, it is those councils which are the CIL charging authorities and so responsible for if and how to set CIL. Creating a local plan and setting CIL are often closely aligned, so the explanations below are made in that context for each area of Lincolnshire.
The following councils do not have CIL:
- Boston Borough Council
- East Lindsey District Council
- South Holland District Council
- South Kesteven District Council
We will continue to engage with these four councils on their local plans, including policies for section 106 and potential CIL.
In 2018, CIL was set up locally by:
- City of Lincoln Council
- North Kesteven District Council
- West Lindsey District Council
We and those three districts had already formed the Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee to create a joint local plan. Where CIL has been passed to us by the districts, it has repaid part of the cost of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass. The bypass was in large part forward funded by us. The bypass has been a longstanding principle of the four authorities' joint documents around the local plan and CIL. This included a signed memorandum of understanding between the authorities that agrees its importance in developer contributions funding. The bypass was also a key part of the Lincolnshire local transport plan and Lincoln transport strategy. We intend that this same purpose continues for future CIL from this part of Lincolnshire, working with the three district councils and the joint strategic planning committee.