Decision details

Woking Joint Committee agreed that:

(i)    The current arrangement for the use of CIL money to deliver local community infrastructure projects should continue subject to the proposed recommendations of the report set out in recommendations (ii) to (iv).

(ii)   The Flowchart attached to the Overview and Scrutiny report to this meeting is user-friendly, provides clarity on the arrangement for local communities to use their CIL money and should be circulated to all Borough Ward Councillors and County Divisional Councillors (subject to any amendments approved by the Joint Committee).

(iii)  A Sub-Group should be set up to determine applications submitted by Ward Councillors to use CIL money to deliver community infrastructure projects. The Sub-Group should be able to determine applications outside Joint Committee meetings and approve applications up to the value of £10,000.

(iv) The Joint Committee will promote the revised CIL arrangement to Councillor and encourage them to be proactive in engaging with residents on where the CIL money could be best used.

Reason for decision:

To enable local communities to use their CIL money to deliver local community infrastructure projects.