Issue - meetings

Report HPR2020/027

Members were requested to consider the Bromley Community Infrastructure Levy Draft Charging Schedule for consultation and subsequent submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination.  Once adopted, the Community Infrastructure Levy would provide financial contributions from certain types of development to help fund new or improved strategic infrastructure required to support the growth identified in the Bromley Local Plan.

Referring to Bromley’s Draft Charging Schedule Rates set out on page 161 of the report, the Chairman asked what the other forms of development were that constituted a charge of £0 per sqm.  The Head of Planning Policy and Strategy stated that all other forms of development not mentioned in the table i.e. pubs and restaurants would be £0 per sqm as a charge rate would not be viable for those types of development.

Councillor Bear asked how Bromley’s rates compared with surrounding boroughs.  The Head of Planning Policy and Strategy reported that CIL was introduced in 2011/2012 and over time viability had fluctuated.  Charging rates of boroughs which had initiated CIL in 2013/14 would be different to those where CIL was introduced at a later date. Most had a £0 charge for other developments.  Overall, Bromley would be on par with most other boroughs.

In response to Councillor Huntington-Thresher in relation to permitted development as a conversion, the Head of Planning Policy and Strategy reported that while CIL did apply to permitted development, the charge was usually £0.  Councillor Huntington-Thresher suggested that freestanding blocks should be liable to pay CIL.

RESOLVED that the Executive be recommended to approve the Community Infrastructure Levy Draft Charging Schedule for consultation and pending no changes following consultation, subsequent submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination (alongside all relevant supporting documents).