laura mcculloch, strategic manager – planning hampshire county council: the community...

Laura McCulloch

Strategic Manager – Planning

Hampshire County Council

The Community Infrastructure Levy:

The Hampshire Experience

Introduction

• Where are local authorities in Hampshire with implementing CIL?

• How is the County Council engaging with the districts on CIL?

• Governance arrangements for transfer of funds

• The likely impact of CIL in Hampshire

Where are local authorities in Hampshire with implementing CIL?

Currently consulting on the Draft Charging Schedule

HartRushmoor

Basingstoke & Deane

East Hampshire

South Downs National Park

Test Valley

New Forest National Park

New Forest District

Havant

Winchester

Southampton

Portsmouth

Gosport

Fareham

Eastleigh

Completed Draft Charging Schedule Consultation

Implementing CIL

Submitted for Examination

On Hold

Approval Granted – Awaiting Implementation

• HCC Resources

• Infrastructure Planning

• Working in Partnership with the Districts

• Formal Engagement through Consultation

• Implementation of CIL

How is the County Council engaging with the districts on CIL?

HCC Resources

• Strategic Infrastructure Planning team sits within Strategic Planning alongside DM, Monitoring & Enforcement, Planning Policy and Environmental Strategy

• Corporate Responsibilities: Strategic Infrastructure

Planning Coordination of major

developments Monitoring of section

106 contributions CIL

Infrastructure Planning

Working in Partnership with the Districts

• Hampshire CIL Officer’s Group

11 districts, 2 national parks and 2 unitary authorities Sharing best practice and problem solving

• Membership of CIL Project Boards/Steering Groups

Formal Engagement through Consultation

• Corporate response coordinated by Strategic Infrastructure team following internal consultation

• Concentrate on following areas: Strategic Developments Extra Care Housing Regulation 123 List

The Regulation 123 List

• Key area of concern for the County Council

• Particularly in respect of highways – need to ensure the Highway Authority’s powers are not fettered

• HCC recommending specific approach wherever possible

Havant Borough Council

Risk of perceived ‘double dipping’

May be confusing…better to have named school on the list

Winchester City Council

Very specific exclusions so more transparent for developers

No exclusions required for transport as only the named schemes are intended to be funded by CIL.

Implementation of CIL

• Practicalities of dealing with planning applications post CIL: Conflict between Local Plan requirements and Reg 123 list Managing section 106 agreements (pooling restrictions)

Governance Arrangements for Transfer of Funds

• Havant – bidding process Request for bids 25 July, bids to be submitted 29 August!! 5 bids submitted by HCC – 3 transport schemes, 1 primary

school extension and improvements to a library Total cost of HCC bids = £10m Expected annual CIL receipts = £1.5m

• Winchester – fixed proportion Wanted to pass over a set amount for HCC to determine how to

spend Currently HCC collects between £600k - £1m annually, the

majority for transport WCC Cabinet decision to pass HCC 25% of residual CIL funds

Expected annual CIL receipts = £800k - £1m Expected annual CIL funds to HCC = £130k - £162.5k

What impact is CIL likely to have on infrastructure funding in Hampshire?

What impact is CIL likely to have on infrastructure funding in Hampshire?

Thank you!

Any Questions?

Laura McCullochlaura.mcculloch@hants.gov.uk