DETAILS of how more than £500,000 of cash provided to Bradford Council by developers will be used have been revealed.

Community Infrastructure Levy is a recently introduced policy of the national planning system.

It involves developers behind projects in certain areas forced to provide funding for local projects as part of any planning approval.

It is to prevent developments from having an adverse impact on local areas - such as overcrowding schools or putting strain on leisure facilities.

From April 2019 to March 2020 developers in Bradford paid £554,729 in CIL funds.

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At a meeting of the Council’s Executive on Tuesday, members were given a report on how this funding will be allocated.

Of that money almost £89,000 has been allocated to the local parish councils.

And £90,000 was added to a “strategic pot” that can be spent on projects throughout the District.

Of the remaining £358,872, the money has been allocated

- 35 per cent (£125,605) to boost educational capacity near developments

- 25 per cent (£89,718) on recreation and open spaces

- 15 per cent (£53,830) on green infrastructure, public realm and air quality

- 15 per cent on greenspace and habitat mitigation schemes

- 10 per cent (£35,887) on electric vehicle charging points