Bidding for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds

West Berkshire Council has allocated £500k to local communities in the latest round of funding from our Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) money, a charge we receive from new developments, to go towards infrastructure.

In July, we asked communities to bid for some of this income and it has been great to see the excellent ideas and projects that came through for using CIL funding.

You can find details of the projects below.

List of awards

Basildon

Churches Conservation Trust

• Replace the nave roof at St Bartholomew's Church (used for community, cultural and heritage events)
• Total cost £184k
• CIL funding £20k

Bucklebury

Bucklebury Memorial Hall

• Improve disabled facilities and access, including upgrading conveniences
• Total cost £10k
• CIL funding £6k

Burghfield

Burghfield Parish Council

• Skate park replacement
• Total cost £220k
• CIL funding £100k

East Garston

Trustees of East Garston Village Hall

• Add more solar panels to the roof of the village hall and install new inverter to reduce carbon footprint
• Total cost £14k
• CIL funding £7k

Holybrook

Holybrook Parish Council

• Convert a pre-existing storage facility to a cafe kiosk
• Total cost £18k
• CIL funding £9k

Hungerford

Town and Manor of Hungerford

• Kennet Valley Wetland Reserve - initial infrastructure element of a project to create 40-acre wetland nature reserve
• Total cost £220k
• CIL funding £100k

Croft Hall Charity Trustees

• Structural repairs and access and facility improvements to Croft Hall
• Total cost £137k
• CIL funding £67k

Kintbury

Gladstone Memorial Recreation Ground Trust

• Kintbury children's playground refurbishment and additional equipment
• Total cost £100k
• CIL funding £65k

Newbury

Corn Exchange Trust

• Redevelopment of the Old Library in Newbury
• Total cost £1,200k
• CIL funding £50k

Pangbourne

Pangbourne Parish Council

• Installation of new path from car park to Pangbourne recreation ground
• Total cost £54k
• CIL funding £42k

Tilehurst

Tilehurst Parish Council

• Big Rig at Calcot recreation ground - a multifunctional training apparatus for children aged 11+
• Total cost £21k
• CIL funding £10k