MPC(22)07.06
Report on Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funded projects – January 2022
Background and summary
This report updates Full Council on the situation regarding CIL resources and projects as at 31 December 2021.
Report
The report covers:
- CIL resources currently available and sums so far earmarked for specific projects
- CIL received and spent to date
- Current position
- Projects already committed / started / completed December 2021
- Upcoming refurbishment requirements
- Other potential requirements
- Conclusions and recommendations.
- Resources available and resources that the Council has previously agreed to retain as revenue support (as updated by resolution of Full Council on 13 January 2021 (Minute 21.08.04)
As at 31 December 2021 the Council has an overall CIL reserves balance of £534,994 (rounded). Of this sum the following amounts are already earmarked for specific projects:
- Melton Road crossings project £40,000 [of which a balance of £35,755 remains.]
- Winifred Fison House landscaping and parking improvements (provisional) £50,000
- Pavilion £220,000 [of which a balance of £214,727 remains]
- Divested land sinking fund £30,000 [of which a balance of £23,941 remains
- Bins £2k
There is also a General Contingency Reserve of £70,000 that is not in an EMR
- CIL received and spent to date
Receipts to date (payments are usually made in April and October in each year):
2016 £4,720
2017 £75,172
2018 £3,652
2019 £245,651
2020 £183,667
2021 £106,600
TOTAL = £619,462
Expenditure to date:
2018/19 £2,324
2019/20 £8,554
2020/21 £11,243
2021/22 (to 31/12/21) £62,347
TOTAL = £84,468
Thus as at 31 December 2021, the balance of CIL monies held as restricted reserves is £534,994. This agrees with the management accounts produced at that date. In terms of spend deadlines, the earliest unspent tranches now date from April 2019, which needs to be spent by April 2024. These balances are likely to be used up partly in the current financial year and early in 2022/23.
- Current position
Currently the Council has £535k worth of CIL unspent. The next payment date is April 2022. Projects that have been committed to totals £412k, with £394,423 remaining (although a further £15k has been paid in January 2022 for the Pavilion demolition).
Therefore around £120k of CIL currently remains unallocated although there are a number of additional projects (Hall Farm Road Sports Ground, Bredfield SID posts and the Bredfield Road bus shelter) that will be paid for using a combination of grants and CIL.
- List of projects already committed / started / completed as at 31 December 2021
Completed Projects
| Project | Budget | Actual cost | Sources of funding | Consultation | Current position and notes |
| Playing field security measures (originally to have been a physical barrier and then altered to CCTV) | £10k | £3,890
+ £690pa maintenance / servicing |
CIL | MNP consultation showed 33% in support | PROJECT COMPLETED
Subsequently upgraded with the purchase of an additional CCTV camera at a cost of £245 |
| Speed Indicator device (SID) | £2k | £2,050 + further cost of £85 for additional battery = £1,135 | £1k grant from ESC
£1,135 from CIL
|
Discussed informally at meetings and in published Business Plan | PROJECT COMPLETED
2nd SID subsequently purchased at a cost of £3,205 [NOTE: Stronger post to support solar panel being fitted by Highways at no cost to Melton] |
| Tennis Court refurbishment (replacement of fencing) | £25k
Revised to £20k |
£19,640 – this is fully funded from the ESC Playpot. | Playpot | N/A | PROJECT COMPLETED |
| Car park improvements (including new knee high fencing) | £15k
Revised to £40k in view of enlargement |
Car park enlargement / resurfacing
£38,187 Fencing £5,450 |
CIL | N/A | PROJECT COMPLETED
NOTE: An additional payment of £3,104 is claimed; see separate report to Full Council 17 November 2021 |
