Lilestone Brief.pdf - Westminster City Council

7.6. The direct impacts of a development are not limited to the development site.Developments will in most cases give rise to increased pressure on the council’sinfrastructure beyond this, such as the public realm and open spaces, includingwaterways, as well as the existing network of social and community provision. It istherefore appropriate for developer contributions to be sought towards improvingor increasing this infrastructure. This will be via planning obligations – where in linewith relevant legislation ‐ or via a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). CIL is acharge on developments to pay for supporting infrastructure requirements in a localauthority area; it will replace the use of planning obligations to fund non site specificinfrastructure from April 2014 or on adoption of a CIL by the Council. The Mayor ofLondon is also empowered to charge a CIL for strategic transport in addition to thecurrent Mayoral Section 106 requirements for Crossrail; although the Mayor has setout a commitment not to ‘double charge’ via both mechanisms. If a CIL is adopted –by either, or both, the council and the Mayor ‐ charging schedules setting outrequirements will be prepared and these will need to be taken in to consideration indeveloping proposals for this site.7.7. There are likely to be further amendment to the CIL regulations in the autumn of2011. The implications of any amendments will be reviewed as this planning brief isdeveloped in accordance with relevant legislation.33