Neighbourhood CIL

The district authorities in Greater Norwich are set up in slightly different ways; Broadland and South Norfolk Councils have town and parish councils, where as Norwich City Council have no lower authorities. As a result the expenditure of Neighbourhood CIL is completed through different processes.

Broadland and South Norfolk 

Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council areas are made up of town and parish councils. These authorities receive their Neighbourhood CIL allocation and are able to decide locally how it is spent.

The district councils engage with parishes about the delivery of infrastructure, including how this relates to the development and implementation of Neighbourhood Plans. 

Both councils have introduced a Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF), which allows parish or town councils to borrow money from the district. This money can be used to deliver community infrastructure projects which address the demands of growth in their area. CIL receipts, due to be paid to parish or town councils, are used to repay the money to the district.

Find out more about the Community Infrastructure Fund in Broadland and South Norfolk

Norwich

In the Norwich City Council area there are no parishes, so the council consults directly with communities to allocate this element of CIL income. The council use multiple ways in which to encourage applications into this fund:

• There is a yearly allocation to Pledge Norwich which is set up to be an open match fund for community driven and delivered projects. It will fund up to 50% of a project cost (to a maximum of £5000). These applications are assessed for suitability against the requirements of the Neighbourhood CIL legislation, and then scored and weighted based on local priorities. Areas of higher deprivation receive a more heavily weighted score.
• Other Neighbourhood CIL allocations in Norwich are based on bids and suggestions received during the year. Shortlisted applicants are invited to submit a full application which is scored against a selection criteria, to ensure it is best value for money and addresses locally identified priorities.
• The council proactively uses community engagement opportunities to identify projects which might be suitable for Neighbourhood CIL, including where it can fund feasibility studies in preparation for making an application to the GNGB's separate strategic CIL fund. The website Get Talking Norwich has been set up as an online engagement platform to gather local intelligence and to help determine priorities.

Find out more about Neighbourhood CIL in Norwich