Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Part 1: Latest policies impacting developer contributions
09:40 to
11:20
Latest updates on policies impacting developer contributions
09:40 to
10:05
- What developer contributions can be collected – the use of s106 and CIL
- How can CIL and s106 used in conjunction with each other
- Are any changes expected to CIL policy?
- Implications of recent legal decisions
- The introduction of London CIL relief
Panel Discussion: Preparing for local government reorganisation - what are the implications for the management and spending of developer contributions?
10:05 to
10:50
- Managing other local policy developments alongside developer contributions
- Communicating with all members and communities about CIL during changes of local government
- What steps can be made now to prepare for local government reorganisation?
- Considering implications of merging with areas with different CIL regulations and systems
Morning refreshments
10:50 to
11:20
Part 2: Practical guidance on managing the administration of CIL
11:20 to
13:35
Establishing viability and setting rates
11:20 to
11:45
- How has viability been changing? The impact of current climate and inflation on projects
- How can project viability being reassessed during development and delivery
- Setting CIL rates
- Reviewing viability as part of local plan development
- How do other policies impact developer contributions and viability
How to coordinate and manage neighbourhood CIL
11:45 to
12:10
- Managing neighbourhood CIL in parished and unparished areas
- Communicating neighbourhood CIL
- Examples of how neighbourhood CIL is being spent
Managing the administration of CIL
12:10 to
12:35
- The role of digitalisation and AI in supporting CIL administration
- How to track notices and permissions granted at different times
- Reporting on CIL – what information is needed?
Networking Lunch
12:35 to
13:35
Part 3: Establishing governance structure and successfully delivering infrastructure from CIL and s106
13:35 to
15:40
Establishing the governance structures needed to support decision making and CIL spending
13:35 to
14:00
- What governance structures are needed for enabling decision making?
- Communicating information about CIL to different departments within the local authority
How to manage CIL spending
14:00 to
14:25
- Planning for spending alongside changing project viability – calculating expected revenue
- Combining CIL & s106 for spending
- Setting spending priorities and how going to deliver infrastructure
Panel discussion: Successfully spending CIL and developer contributions to enable deliver of infrastructure – examples of how spending is being done
14:25 to
15:10
- Ensuing CIL is spent within time limits
- Coordinating developer contributions for “big ticket items” and smaller projects
- Engaging with health care providers on infrastructure delivery
- Communicating how CIL is being spent
- Are funding gaps skewing priorities of infrastructure spending?
Afternoon refreshments
15:10 to
15:40
Part 4: CIL enforcement and managing exemptions
15:40 to
16:55
The use of enforcement of CIL
15:40 to
16:05
- Lack of flexibility in CIL regulations – can liability be removed?
- How widely is enforcement being used?
- Timelines and when to progress to enforcement?
- What is the process for enforcement
What are the possible exemptions and reliefs?
16:05 to
16:30
- What exemptions are possible?
- Affordable housing and exemptions
- Managing self-build processes
Developer perspective on developer contributions
16:30 to
16:55
Chair’s closing remarks
16:55 to
17:05
Close of conference and networking drinks
17:05 to
18:05