Dodleston Parish Council
Community Infrastructure Levy CIL
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge paid by developers to help fund infrastructure needed to support new development.
Where a parish does not have a Neighbourhood Plan (such as Dodleston), it normally receives 15% of the CIL collected from developments within the parish, subject to the statutory cap.
These funds must be spent on infrastructure or anything else that addresses the demands placed on the area by new development.
Since development began at Kings Moat, Dodleston Parish Council has received several hundred thousand pounds in Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding.
Published records show that a significant proportion of this funding remains unspent, with £297,487 held in reserve at the end of the 2024/25 financial year.
Based on Cheshire West and Chester Council's published Infrastructure Funding Statements, much of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) received by Dodleston Parish Council has arisen from development at Kings Moat.
As Kings Moat continues to grow, residents may wish to understand how these funds are prioritised and how future CIL investment could help support the community.
What is CIL?
These are reasonable questions because CIL exists specifically to help local communities accommodate growth through local infrastructure, improvements such as parks, community facilities, transport and open spaces
Kings Moat is by far the largest development within Dodleston Parish and is the principal source of recent CIL income. As the development has expanded, CIL receipts by Dodleston Parish Council have increased substantially.
- Largest residential area in the parish
- Principal source of recent CIL income
- Growing share of parish precept
- Increasing influence on parish decisions
- How much CIL did Kings Moat generate?
- How is the CIL being allocated?
- Which projects benefit Kings Moat?
- What future infrastructure could be funded?