Future Plans
The Dartford Neighbourhood CIL Fund is looking for new projects to assist, trying to extend their reach to an even wider selection of projects.
As a targeted financial support system it complements other sources of fund raising to help organisations get over the finish line. It does not go towards project development or just working up broad ideas. Also, applicant organisations should be ready to commit to seeing through the delivery of the project they are putting forward for funding. The applicant should be:
- A community or neighbourhood group which adheres to the Council’s terms and conditions for the award of grants. Organisations must, therefore, have a constitution, a management structure and appropriate financial governance in place. Or
- A charitable or not for profit organisation that can demonstrate the proposed project has the support of the local community, and the Borough Ward Councillors.
Where appropriate, Borough Council service departments and infrastructure service providers external to the Council may receive funding for applicable projects - if demonstrating they meet additional infrastructure needs that would not normally be covered through mainstream provisions.
Please note that Dartford’s Neighbourhood CIL Fund is not available for the following areas:
- In areas of the Borough covered by a town or parish council (Bean PC, Darenth PC, Longfield & New Barn PC, Southfleet PC, Stone PC, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley PC, Swanscombe & Greenhithe TC and Wilmington PC). Different arrangements apply here, with the CIL neighbourhood portion generated by development in these areas passed to the town or parish council who are then responsible for its expenditure.
- In the Ebbsfleet unparished area. This is as, so far, no development within this area has made financial contributions through CIL. When this does occur the neighbourhood portion of CIL receipts will be dealt with separately to the unparished area described above. (The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation provides further community information via https://ebbsfleetgardencity.org.uk/your-community/ )
If your project is suitable, submit an Expression of Interest form or if you’d like a word version of the form contact 01322 343213 or email localplan@dartford.gov.uk, clearly marking it “Dartford Neighbourhood CIL Fund”.