CIL governance arrangements

Each year the council collects CIL from developers and allocates these funds to support infrastructure projects in local neighbourhoods and the wider district. 

Neighbourhood CIL

The district council is required to pass to the relevant parish or town councils CIL receipts that arise from development in their parish area. This is known as the Neighbourhood CIL or Meaningful Proportion.

In areas with a Neighbourhood Plan the amount to be passed to the parish or town council will be 25%.  

In areas without a Neighbourhood Plan this amount will be 15%.

For governance arrangements relating to our Neighbourhood CIL, please see our Neighbourhood CIL page. 

Infrastructure projects

The remaining 75% to 85% of the CIL contribution shall be ringfenced to fund infrastructure projects that benefit the development.  

Where CIL from a single project is less than £1million

We will allocate funds to projects with a value greater than £50,000 on our CIL Infrastructure List as follows:

  • Littleport schools 10%
  • district leisure centre 10%
  • healthcare facilities serving North Ely (including St Mary’s) 10%  
  • children's centre serving North Ely 1%
  • Ely Country Park expansion 2.5%  
  • Burwell Parish Council recreation ground improvement 0.5%  
  • Sutton GP 0.5%  
  • Burwell Gardiner Memorial Hall 2%  
  • administration 2.5%  
  • district wide healthcare provision 5%  
  • district wide community facilities 5%  
  • district wide water and flood management 5%  
  • other (max)- Linked to Neighbourhood Fund 31%  
  • other (min)- Linked to Neighbourhood Fund 21%  

A stakeholder can apply, at any time, for a project, that is included on the Infrastructure List, to be funded, in whole or in part, by CIL contributions.  

A project being included on the Infrastructure List does not signify a guarantee of CIL funding. Whether a project successfully receives CIL funding will depend on the council’s priorities at the time of the application for funding being made, and the amount of CIL funding available.  

The request should include the following information:  

  • details of the scheme  
  • timetable for delivery (indicative will suffice)  
  • why the scheme should benefit from CIL funding  
  • where CIL is only intended to fund part of the project, provide details/evidence of other sources of secured funding  

Once the request has been received the project will be assessed against the scoring criteria and a recommendation will be made to the Finance & Assets Committee.

If you would like a new project added to the CIL Infrastructure List please see our page on how to request CIL funds for more information. 

Where CIL from a single project exceeds £1million

The remainder of the CIL contribution shall be ringfenced to fund infrastructure projects that benefit the development.  

This will be done as part of the planning process unless there is a justified reason not to do so. The reason for doing so is to provide the council, the developer and infrastructure providers with more certainty as to the delivery of key infrastructure needed to support the development.  

Consultation will be carried out with the relevant stakeholder throughout the planning process.  

In accordance with the regulations a portion of the levy (up to 5%) will be sought for administration of CIL. The amount allocated will depend on the monitoring requirements and the needs of infrastructure for the development.  

As a result of this process there may be a need to add infrastructure items to the Infrastructure List.  

An officer will recommend to the Planning Committee that such projects should be recommended for inclusion on the Infrastructure List.  

If approved by the Planning Committee, the project will then be recommended for inclusion to Full Council at a future meeting.  

Any deviation from the allocation will need to be approved by the Finance & Assets Committee.