Issue - meetings

[Report of the Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Planning and Corporate Services]

Cabinet approval to spend Strategic CIL (SCIL) monies on certain infrastructure projects.

[ Cllr Ejiofor and Cllr Bull returned to the meeting 9.17pm]

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Corporate Services introduced the report which recommended projects to be allocated Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) monies, in accordance with national legislation and guidance, and Haringey policy. The Cabinet Member highlighted some of the areas where it was proposed to allocate the money:

-           £5.1m on street space projects

-           £1.5m on School Streets

-           £3.5m on District Energy Networks

-           c.£1m on temporary Youth Space in Wood Green

-           £0.5m on parks

RESOLVED

To approve £14.6m of Strategic CIL (SCIL) monies being spent on the projects set out in section 6 of the report.

Reasons for decision

The Council must spend 70-80% of CIL on Strategic CIL (SCIL) projects. As of the end of October 2020, there is £14.6m of SCIL available to spend.

The requirements, process, and criteria for spending SCIL are set out in national legislation and guidance, and also in adopted Haringey policy, summarised in this report.

Following consideration of the requirements, process and criteria, a shortlist of projects is recommended for SCIL spend. These projects are important to support the delivery of local infrastructure and development for the benefit of residents and businesses in the borough.

Alternative options considered

The alternative options considered to the recommended approach are as follows:

·Option 1 – Do not spend SCIL at this time. This is not considered appropriate as there are significant SCIL funds available to support residents and businesses through the development of the borough by capital expenditure on infrastructure which will also help address infrastructure impacts from Covid-19.

·Option 2 – Spend SCIL on projects which are not infrastructure, or do not support development of the borough. This is not an option as it would not comply with the legal requirements for spending SCIL.

·Option 3 – Spend SCIL on projects through an approach different to that in the CIL Governance document. This is not considered appropriate as it would not be in accordance with Haringey’s adopted CIL Governance document. As the CIL Governance document has been shaped by previous public consultation, any further changes to the CIL Governance document would likely require further public consultation.

·Option 4 – Spend SCIL to different projects within the Capital Programme. This is not considered appropriate as the recommended projects have been selected as they best meet the relevant requirements and criteria for SCIL spend and support the Council’s priorities.