Community Improvement Fund

Community Improvement Fund Project Application Form

Overview

Applications are invited for infrastructure projects to be considered for funding from the Community Improvement Fund.

To bid for funding, you will need to fill out the following application form and submit relevant supporting material, as necessary. This should include a letter of support from your Ward Councillor(s). Please ensure the information you provide is correct and complete to the best of your knowledge.

Deadline for applications

The deadline for submission of applications to Surrey Heath Borough Council is midnight on Thursday 31st July 2025.

Please ensure you send any accompanying information to support your application to CIL@surreyheath.gov.uk as soon as possible after submitting your form, and no later than the deadline of 31st July 2025. Please ensure you include the Project Title and the date you submitted your application.

Please Note: Failure to answer all the questions on this form could impact upon the consideration and success of your application.

About you
Organisation Name
Organisation Address

Name or Number

Street Address Line

TownState / Province

Postcode
Name of main contact

First NameLast Name
Phone Number
Email*
example@example.com
Type of organisation (If a charity, please provide registration number)
Is the organisation able to reclaim VAT?

Section B: Project Overview and Strategic Case
Project Title
Summary of the project proposal
Full address of project location
Project partner/s (if applicable)
How will the proposed project help address the pressures caused by development in the borough?
What problem is the project addressing and what are the expected outcomes?
Please provide details of any supporting council policy, strategy, programme, action plan, etc.
Why is strategic CIL funding being sought? What other sources of funding have been considered and applied for? Please specify which elements of the project the funding secured is required to deliver.
Is there a related revenue spend associated with the project once it is complete, and if so, how will this be addressed?
Please set out the detailed breakdown of the estimated project cost and provide supporting costing documentation (e.g. planned spend profile, project cost estimates, supporting quotes, procurement policy – this can be appended to your application by emailing it separately following your form submission).
Please set out the proposed project delivery plan, including key tasks and milestones (this can be appended to your application by emailing it separately following your form submission).
Please specify whether planning permission is required, and if it has already been secured (stating reference number).
Is there any additional information that may support the application? Remember to include a letter of support from your ward councillor(s) - appended to your application by emailing it separately following your form submission.
Will you be submitting additional documentation?
Please ensure you send any accompanying information to support your application to CIL@surreyheath.gov.uk as soon as possible after submitting your form using the subject {projectTitle}

Section C: Financial Summary
CIL funding sought - Amount & Details
Infrastructure provider contribution - Amount & Details
Third party contribution - Amount & Details
Total cost of project

Declaration
To the best of my knowledge the information I have provided on this application form is correct.

If Surrey Heath Borough Council agrees to release funds for the specified project, these funds will be used exclusively for the purposes described. In such an event, I agree to inform the Council’s CIL officer of any material changes to the proposals set out above. When requested, I agree to provide the council with all necessary information required for the purposes of reporting on the progress or otherwise of the identified project. I recognise the council’s statutory rights as the designated CIL Charging Authority, which includes provisions to reclaim unspent or misappropriated funds. Privacy Notice: By signing this form, the applicant agrees to Surrey Heath Borough Council checking all supplied information for the purposes of informing decision making. The information on this form will be stored by the Council for the sole purpose of fund processing, analysis and accounting. Information about the project may be publicised on the council website and in public material for publicity purposes. Personal data will not be disclosed without any prior agreement of those concerned, unless required by law. For further information on the council’s privacy policy, please click here
Declaration*

By ticking this box I have read and understood the above declaration
Name*

First NameLast Name
Date

DayMonthYear
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About you

Section B: Project Overview and Strategic Case

Section C: Financial Summary

Declaration