Decision details

To agree and adopt the draft order.

(a)    That Dorset Council withdraws the draft revised Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule from public examination.

(b)    That an Exceptional Circumstances Relief Policy for the Purbeck charging area, as set out in Appendix A to the report of 12 March 2024, be agreed, and authority be given to publish the policy to operate exceptional circumstances relief for that area.

(c)    That authority be delegated to the Executive Lead for Place to determine applications for exceptional circumstances relief.

Reason for the decision

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) operates as a planning tool to support the delivery of infrastructure which was required because of development. Across Dorset Council, four charging areas currently operate, each with its own adopted charging schedule.  These charging schedules were adopted by the relevant predecessor councils prior to Local Government Reorganisation in April 2019. The revised draft charging schedule had been based on viability evidence developed prior to examination submission and proposed the introduction of a bespoke charging arrangement to help facilitate the delivery of sites allocated in the draft Purbeck Local Plan.