The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Neighbourhood Portion is a fund generated from new housing developments for reinvestment back into improving local community facilities.

We have completed five rounds of allocating monies to projects with £1,550,031 awarded to 123 projects across Bournemouth and Poole through this fund.

We invite residents, businesses and community groups to discuss with us any ideas they have for local projects which will improve, benefit and shape the development of their community for the future.

Below you can find details for each round, as well as lists of projects each round has funded:

• Round 1 – closed in July 2021
• Round 2 – closed January 2022
• Round 3 – closed 1 July 2022
• Round 4 - closed 31 January 2023
• Round 5 - closed 31 July 2023
• Round 6 - we are reviewing the process and will open this round later in 2024

Background

Across Bournemouth and Poole 15% of all CIL receipts are allocated to the ward where development has taken place and made available for spending on local projects. This increases to 25% for designated neighbourhood forums where there is a neighbourhood plan in place. Projects that are located within a neighbourhood forum area with an adopted neighbourhood plan should approach the relevant neighbourhood forum for funding as opposed to bidding through this process. The neighbourhood forums with adopted neighbourhood plans are:

• Boscombe and Pokesdown Neighbourhood Forum
• Broadstone Neighbourhood Forum
• Poole Quays Neighbourhood Forum

Similarly, neighbourhood portion funds generated in areas covered by village, town or parish councils will have monies passed directly to the respective councils for spending. Projects that are located within these council areas should approach the relevant councils for funding as opposed to bidding through this process. Within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, these are:

• Burton and Winkton Parish Council
• Christchurch Town Council
• Highcliffe and Walkford Parish Council
• Hurn Parish Council
• Throop and Holdenhurst Village Council

You can view how the neighbourhood portion was spent and allocated during 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23.