Members considered a report setting out the Membership, Terms of Reference and protocol for speakers for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Spending Board.

Members noted that the CIL Regulations allowed surcharges to be imposed in certain circumstances, such as failure to submit a Commencement Notice, late payment and failure to submit a Notice of Chargeable Development.  The Chief Planning Officer reported that the Authority did not have to apply surcharges in full or at all and there could be certain circumstances where it would not be considered appropriate or necessary to apply a surcharge.  Members of Cabinet were therefore being asked to agree that, in discussion with the Portfolio Holder, the Chief Planning Officer may exercise his judgement in whether or not to impose CIL surcharges on a case by case basis.

Resolved: That

(a)   The membership, terms of reference and protocol for speakers for the Community Infrastructure Levy Spending Board be agreed as set out in Appendices A and B to the report; and

(b)   In discussion with the Portfolio Holder for Planning, the Chief Planning Officer may exercise his judgement in whether or not to impose CIL surcharges on a case by case basis.