HOLYBROOK PARISH NEWS Serving the communities of Fords Farm and Beansheaf Farm HOLYBROOK PARISH NEWS April 2018 www.holybrookparishcouncil.co.uk/
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[email protected] Community Infrastructure Levy Survey Give your Parish Council the power to spend £78,987.02 on the infrastructure that is important to our community Q. What is the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)? A. The Community Infrastructure Levy is a planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008 as a tool for local authorities in England and Wales to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of their area. A proportion of this money is paid to the Parish Council in which the development took place. The Levy came into force on 6 April 2010 through the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010. Q. Why does Holybrook Parish Council have £78,987.02 to spend? A. Holybrook Parish Council has received two separate payments following eligible development in our Parish: Lidl (A4 Bath Road) - £52,434.13 Bellway (Mill Lane) - £26,552.89 Q. Why can’t the money be spent on anything? The Levy can only be used for a) the provision, improvement, replacement, operation or maintenance of infrastructure; or b) anything else that is concerned with addressing the demand that development places on an area. There are three broad categories of infrastructure: GREEN (parks, woodlands, play areas ...), PHYSICAL (highways, transport links, cycle ways ...) and SOCIAL (education, sport and community halls …) Q. Why does Holybrook Parish Council need my feedback? A.