East Suffolk Council

CIL parish support

Information and guidance about Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for town and parish councils and parish meetings:

• CIL parish guidance
• Governance and Accountability for Smaller Authorities in England 2019
• How to become eligible to use the General Power of Competence
• CIL Annual Statement template
• How to use the Developer Contributions Database
• Identifying, prioritising and delivering infrastructure

Once your CIL Annual Statement has been agreed and signed off with your own council processes, you must also publish it on your town or parish council website by 31 December each year. The CIL Annual Statement should be located with your other published financial reports. You should retain this information for 7 years.

Spending Neighbourhood CIL

• Parish Liason presentation - overview, legislation, spending, reporting and what’s on the horizon

When you are thinking about how to spend your Neighbourhood CIL it is worth thinking about the infrastructure that exists in your area and where the people that live in your area go to use play, allotment or other facilities as this may not be within your parish area. It helps to understand what should be prioritised for improvement. The Parish Infrastructure Investment Plan helps you consider infrastructure needs in an area:

• Infrastructure items which can be provided or maintained by parish councils
• Parish Infrastructure Investment Plan (PIIP)
• Parish Infrastructure Investment Plan template