Decision Details

1. That Cabinet recommends that Council resolves to approve:

 a. the East Suffolk CIL Charging Schedule (allowing for the modifications recommended by the Examiner to address the areas of non-conformity with the legislative drafting requirements);

 b. the East Suffolk CIL Instalment Policy; and 

 c. the East Suffolk CIL Discretionary Social Housing Relief Policy,

 and bring these three documents into effect on 1st August 2023.

 2. That Cabinet recommends that Council resolves to authorise the Head of Planning and Coastal Management, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Coastal Management, to make any relevant presentational and typographical amendments to the East Suffolk CIL Charging Schedule, East Suffolk CIL Instalment Policy and East Suffolk CIL Discretionary Social Housing Relief Policy prior to them coming into effect.

 3. That Cabinet recommends that Council resolves to authorise the Head of Planning and Coastal Management, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Coastal Management, to remedy any “correctable errors” to the East Suffolk CIL Charging (should any be discovered in the period up to six months after the CIL Charging Schedule has been approved).

Councillor Caroline Topping declared a Non-Registerable Interest in the item as Ward Member for Beccles and Worlingham.

Councillor Mike Ninnmey declared a Non-Registerable Interest in the item as a member of a Patient Participation Group (PPG) in Felixstowe.