Agenda item

Councillor Guest presented a report to Cabinet providing an analysis of the 26 bids received following the CIL Bidding process and setting out recommendations on the spending of CIL funds.

At the suggestion of Cllr Turner, Cabinet members minded to support a proposal that the time limit in relation to the Northney Coastal Path project be extended to three years to support efforts to secure match funding.

RECOMMENDED to full Council that

(i)            the Council invests part of the available CIL Pot of £1,250,724.12 in the following capital infrastructure projects:

(a)  Langstone Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Scheme (FCERM) Feasibility Assessment £75,000.

(b)  Southmoor Lane, Harts Farm Way Junction Improvements (Short Term) £190,405.

(c)  Havant Railway Footbridge Detailed Design up to £150,000, subject to negotiation with Hampshire County Council

(d)  Warblington Station Footbridge – Whilst the funding bid for Warblington Station Footbridge scored very highly using the CIL Protocol, the option of Network Rail providing this infrastructure will be explored. S106 funds of £647,784 have already been secured until 2025 to support this project.  A contribution from CIL will be considered further during the next round of bidding.

The cumulative effect of expenditure on the CIL 123 List of the above bids is illustrated in Table A:

Table A: Cumulative total of all recommended CIL Pot bids

ii)            that the council invests part of the available Neighbourhood Portion of £163,305.49 in the following projects:

a)    The Hub – Hayling Island Community Centre Association £42,638

b)    Northney Coastal Path £90,000–

Funding will be contingent upon other funding opportunities having been exhausted and planning permission being obtained. As there is some uncertainty over the delivery of this project at present it is recommended that a two year time limit is added to this recommendation (that funds be spent by the Council by 31 March 2019).

The cumulative effect of expenditure on the CIL 123 List of the above bids is illustrated in Table B:

Table B: Cumulative total of recommended Neighbourhood Portion bids

iii)          That the Council agrees a Revised CIL Funding Decision Protocol set out at Appendix F to the Cabinet report.