2023 Action Scorecards

Action Scorecards 2023

Question: Has the council raised income for climate action from property development?

Question code
4.10a
Section
Governance & Finance
Topic
Funding sources
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
High

Criteria

Criteria is met if the council has used either the Community Infrastructure Levy or Section 106 to raise any amount of funds for climate action, in England and Wales. There must be explicit reference to these funds being used for climate action, such as being used to deliver the council's climate action plan.

In Scotland, the criteria is met if the council has used section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
In Northern Ireland, the criteria is met if the council has used section 76 of the 2011 Planning Act.

Clarifications

The Community Infrastructure Levy is a charge that local authorities can set on new development in order to raise funds to help fund specific projects, such as the infrastructure, facilities and services needed to support new homes and businesses.

Section 106 are legal agreements between Local Authorities and developers linked to planning permissions, which can include councils requiring developers to build specific community infrastructure (such as bus and cycles lanes) or provide finance for specific council projects. They can also be known as planning obligations.

Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is similar to section 106, where the council can require conditions of the developers, such as building specific community infrastructure or providing finance for specific council projects.

Section 76 of the 2011 Planning Act is similar to section 106, where the council can require conditions of the developers, such as building specific community infrastructure or providing finance for specific council projects.

Question performance

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11 Northern Irish councils

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0 Northern Irish councils
CouncilScoreEvidence
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council0/1
Ards and North Down Borough Council0/1
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council0/1
Belfast City Council0/1
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council0/1
Derry City and Strabane District Council0/1
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council0/1
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council0/1
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council0/1
Mid Ulster District Council0/1
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council0/1