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PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING SCHEME
SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE FOR DETAILS OF THE FIRST UPCOMING PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING EVENT
Bradfield Parish Council receive income from Sheffield City Council which is derived from planning developments in the area, this is known as Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).
CIL is levied on new developments to fund infrastructure provision and is implemented by local planning authorities. Legislation requires that 15% of CIL collected within the local area is to be retained in that area to be spent on projects that benefit the local community. This is the element of CIL that the Parish Council receive.
CIL regulations state that it has to be spent on:- The provision, improvement, replacement, operation or maintenance of infrastructure or anything else that is concerned with addressing the demands that development places on an area.
The Parish Council have determined four Spending Priorities as the criteria for CIL expenditure, these being:-
Environmental Projects
Access Works
Road Safety Measures
Recreational Facility Improvements
The Parish Council would like the community to be involved in expenditure of CIL and have therefore implemented a Participatory Budgeting scheme for this purpose. Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a process which allows members of a community to participate in making spending decisions about local things that affect them. The process allows for community groups to submit bids for projects that fit the criteria and for the community to vote on their preferred project. The winner(s) are decided by which project(s) receive the majority of the votes.
A PB Task Group has been set up to administer the scheme. This group includes representatives covering various sectors of the Parish Council area including, youth, rural, recreational, elderly and the community as a whole. It comprises of the following:-
Chairman, Emma Shepherd - Community
Robert Hutchinson - Recreational
Kate White - Rural
Sara Millard – Elderly
Jess Gilbert - Youth
4 Parish Councillors – Cllrs Terry Barrow, Stuart Cole, Stuart Shepherd, Tom Vickers
Process/Timetable
• If your group is interested in applying please come along to the information drop in session on the 18th July 2024 at the
Worrall Memorial Hall, 4pm to 7pm and pick up an application form or alternatively download using the link at the bottom
of this page.
• Application forms submitted to the Parish Council office by 12 noon, Monday 23rd September 2024
• Meeting of the Task Group to check submitted bids against criteria
• Thursday 26th September – Invitations to be sent to community groups whose applications have been validated, to attend
and present project at the Participatory event
• Thursday 24th October – Participatory event where the public vote on projects. To be held at Worrall Memorial Hall,
6pm to 8.30pm. The actual presentations will take place 6.30pm to 7.30pm with 30 minutes either side for people to view
the displays and ask any questions. Every presentation has to be awarded points on the voting system, therefore all
attendees need to be present for all of the presentations. The doors will therefore close at 6.30pm and not re-open until
7.30pm. This link will take you to the summary sheet highlighting the groups and their project.
SUMMARY SHEET - OCT 2024.pdf
• Wednesday 30th October – Results announced at the Parish Council meeting at 7.00pm, following which successful groups
will be informed
• Wednesday 27th November – Presentation of cheques to winners at 7pm, Council Meeting
• Successful groups will need to complete a monitoring form following completion of the project and they will also be invited
to make a small presentation on the success of their project at the next Participatory event.
2024 EVENT - £40,000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR DISTRIBUTION
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