Strategic CIL expression of interest additional information

Eligibility and prioritisation criteria

All strategic projects submitted for CIL funding will be assessed against set criteria. 

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Eligibility against CIL Regulations (failure to meet this criteria rules out bids).
  2. Potential funding availability (including funding available from other sources) to enable the project to be delivered to the proposed timescale.

Prioritisation Criteria

  1. Consistency with Dartford Local Plan policies on spatial strategy and sustainability of development.
  2. Deliverability of the scheme (dependencies/obstacles to the projects delivery).
  3. Urgency of the project to meet identified need and demands generated by development in the area.
  4. Potential for the CIL funding to lever in additional funding from other sources.
  5. Contribution to the Council’s Corporate Plan objectives and other identified Council priorities.

It is also expected that any allocation of CIL funding towards a project would not fully fund the project but support other sources of funding.  Additional funding need not necessarily have been received when decisions are made on potential allocations- but it would need to be secured for the release of CIL funding.

Make a CIL application

If your strategic infrastructure proposal meets the requirements outlined in these pages, email us to discuss its relevance to Dartford’s IDP and if a potential Expression of Interest is appropriate.