(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.