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Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Technical Consultation on the Proposed Infrastructure Levy - Shropshire Council Response
Meeting: 07/06/2023 - Cabinet (Item 11)
PDF 422 KBLead Member – Councillor Richard Marshall - Portfolio Holder for Highways and Regulatory Services
Report of Mark Barrow, Executive Director of Place
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED:
To approve the response to Government’s Technical Consultation on the Proposed Infrastructure Levy as set out in Appendix 1 to thE report.
That authority be given to the Executive Director of Place to agree, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Highways and Regulatory Services, any additional minor changes to the Council’s response to this consultation ahead of its submission to the Government by the 9th June 2023.
Minutes:
The Leader explained that the purpose of the item was to consider and agree the Council’s response to the Government’s current consultation on the introduction of a new Infrastructure Levy as a key mechanism for securing developer contributions towards infrastructure and affordable housing. She thanked staff for the work carried out in developing the response and the views from the cross-party local plan working group had been useful and welcome.
RESOLVED:
To approve the response to Government’s Technical Consultation on the Proposed Infrastructure Levy as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
That authority be given to the Executive Director of Place to agree, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Highways and Regulatory Services, any additional minor changes to the Council’s response to this consultation ahead of its submission to the Government by the 9th June 2023.