Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) fund
A share of £96,972 is available to support community projects in non-parished areas of Cheltenham, which have an economic, social or environmental objective; deliver publicly accessible physical improvements and address the demands that development places on a local area, including contributing to carbon net zero.
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge which local authorities can place on developers to help fund infrastructure needed to support new development in their areas. The levy applies to most new buildings and charges are based on the size and type of new floorspace.
In areas with a parish council, these funds are passed directly to the parish council, but one of the legal responsibilities of the borough council is to collect and allocate CIL on behalf of the non-parished areas.
The funds have been collected from new developments as part of the normal planning process and are intended to support community projects that have a social, environmental or economic objective in areas where development has taken place, to address the demands that development places on a local area.
How to apply
Read the guidelines and apply for a Neighbourhood CIL grant
The closing date is 5pm on Monday 19 May 2025.
Projects applying for £10,000 or more should complete the climate impact assessment tool and send it to [email protected].
Climate impact assessment tool
Guidance notes for using the tool
Eligible areas
The areas (shown in the map below) which are entirely non-parished and eligible to apply for Neighbourhood CIL funding are:
- All Saints
- Benhall and the Reddings
- College
- Hesters Way
- Lansdown
- St Marks
- St Pauls
- St Peters
- Springbank
The areas which are partly non-parished and eligible to apply are
- Battledown
- Charlton Park
- Oakley
- Park
- Pittville
- Swindon Village
- Warden Hill
Projects funded in previous rounds
|
Organisation |
Project |
Amount granted |
|---|---|---|
|
SPJARA (St Philip and St James Area Residents' Association) |
Bath Road Utility Box Decoration |
£1,000 |
|
Borough councillor Tony Oliver |
Bournside Safe Crossing Campaign |
£12,000 |
|
Friends of Sandford Parks (FOSP) |
Safer Sandford |
£13,000 |
|
Friends of Pittville |
Sensory beds in Pittville Park |
£1,000 |
|
Vision 21 Gloucestershire |
Planet Cheltenham |
£17,000 |
|
Benhall Residents' Association |
Benhall Air Quality Survey |
£3,500 |
|
Public Hearts Defibrillator Campaign |
Public Hearts Defibrillator Campaign |
£9,000 |
|
Hester's Way Partnership |
Springbank Creative Youth Space |
£12,000 |
|
Hesters Way Forum |
Fiddlers Green Park Play Area Improvement Project |
£12,000 |
|
Friends of King George V (KGV) Playing Field |
KGV Perimeter Path Phase 1 |
£9855 |
|
Councillor Garth Barnes, Cheltenham Borough Council |
Regent Street Outdoor Café Culture Project |
£10000 |
|
Cheltenham Borough Council |
Rowena Cade playground improvements |
£10000 |
|
Fairview Community Association |
Cheltenham Cricket Club Disability Ramp |
£3,000 |
|
We Create Cheltenham CIC |
Honeybourne Honey |
£2,500 |
|
Cheltenham Paint Festival |
Cheltenham Paint Festival |
£7,500 |
|
Springbank Community Group CIC |
Reroofing the Ron Smith Pavilion – Phase 1 |
£5,000 |
| Total |
£128,355 |
Further information
Read more about the Community Infrastructure Levy.