The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding is divided into three main pots.

Administrative CIL (up to 5%)

This is used to cover the cost of running the CIL programme. It includes:

• staff salaries
• software systems
• enforcement costs

Neighbourhood CIL

15% of CIL receipts go to local areas that do not have a made neighbourhood plan. They are capped at £100 per Council Tax dwelling per year, index-linked for inflation.

25% goes to areas with a made neighbourhood plan. This is uncapped.

Parish councils receive funds directly. It is paid twice a year on 28 April and 28 October. They can choose to let the council manage the funds.

Non-parished areas (wards) receive 15% capped at £100 per Council Tax dwelling per year, index-linked for inflation. Local authority ward councillors consult with the community to decide how they will spend the neighbourhood funding.

Strategic CIL

This is spent by us on a borough-wide infrastructure. Examples of this include:

• schools and medical facilities
• sports and recreation
• roads and transport
• flood defences
• open spaces

It can be spent inside or outside of the borough. Projects are identified through the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) and Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS).

Organisations can submit bids for funding via the CIL Bidding Prospectus.

More information about spending the levy is available on the government website.