Issue - meetings

The Principal Planning Officer (Strategic Planning) presented this report to the Committee.

It was noted that:

·  The Maidstone Borough Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule was approved for implementation on 1 October 2018 at the Full Council meeting of 25 October 2017.

·  The administration of CIL related to the collection of CIL receipts and would be required from the date of CIL implementation.

·  The governance of CIL related to the spending of monies and decisions on spend would only be required once a pot of monies was available for collection.

·  Given the complexity and urgency required for the issues under consideration, it was officers’ advice to progress the administrative arrangements as a priority. This was because the systems and resources required to facilitate the effective collection of CIL must be developed, agreed by Council, and implemented, with any associated recruitment and training completed in time to facilitate the transition to the CIL system on 1 October 2018.

·  CIL implementation would have significant implications for many stakeholders and it was imperative that effective stakeholder engagement formed a key part of the process. Therefore, a further report would be brought to this Committee outlining the scope and timing of stakeholder engagement.

The Committee urged officers to engage with stakeholders at the earliest opportunity and involve the relative bodies from the beginning of the process.

RESOLVED:

1. That officers be instructed to commence preparatory work for the development and delivery of the administrative arrangements.

2. That a subsequent report be brought to this Committee which sets out the scope and timing of the stakeholder engagement.

Voting: For – 8Against – 0 Abstentions – 1