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CIL is one good thing which comes out of building developments in Woolpit. CIL is a charge upon developers and builders by which funds are provided to local authorities to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of their area.
The money is to be used to support development by funding infrastructure that the council, local community and neighbourhoods want.
The District Council has adopted a CIL Charging Schedule which sets out the levy per square metre for charged developments. The Babergh and Mid Suffolk Infrastructure Team administer the collection of CIL, payments to parish and town councils and district spending. You will find more information the Babergh Mid Suffolk website.
Before the Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in October 2022, 15% of the CIL received by Mid Suffolk from developments in Woolpit which received planning permission before that date, were passed to the parish council. Since adoption 25% is to be received
The parish council must decide how to spend these funds. It must bear in mind that the Regulations require that CIL is to be spent on providing, improving, replacing, operating or maintaining infrastructure that supports the development of the parish council area or anything else concerned with addressing the demands that development places on an area.
Woolpit is already seeing a considerable increase in population from the the Green Road and Old Stowmarket Road developments and now from Bury Road. This growth will put pressure on local amenities and create demand for new facilities.
Although the sums involved may appear generous, they will not cover everything. It will be necessary to seek matched funding and grants from elsewhere. Please also bear in mind that the projects must have a long term life and be financed or better still self supporting, after the CIL revenue stops.
In 2023 the village was asked to suggest how the money could be spent and parish council remains open to applications.
Please contact the parish clerk with your suggestions, by emailing or writing.
revised April 2025
