What an Area Committee is, funding available, process, timetable and how to submit an outline proposal

What an Area Committee is

Bristol has 6 area committees.

Area committees are made up of councillors from between 4 to 7 combined Bristol wards.

Area Committees are responsible for deciding how Community Infrastructure levy (CIL) and Section 106 (S106) money gets spent.

CIL and S106 monies are raised from development work and allocated to area committees to award to community improvement projects.

How much Area Committee funding is available

Our monthly reports show how much money is available for each area committee to spend, what funds have been committed and what each S106 purpose is: 

Area Committee Funding Process

The annual Area Committee funding process is divided into 3 stages:

  • Stage 1: Identifying local priority projects, shortlisting of stage 1 outline proposals and councillor invitations to submit full stage 2 proposals

  • Stage 2: Full stage 2 project proposals submitted, and funding decisions made

  • Stage 3: Funding decisions communicated and funding awarded

Area Committee funding process 2023 2024

Outline Area Committee funding process

Stage 1: April to October 2023

  • Neighbourhood priorities identified, April to May 2023
  • Stage 1 outline proposals submitted, by end of 26 May 2023
  • Viability discussions, June and July 2023
  • Shortlisting of outline proposals, early August to September 2023
  • Stage 1 proposals prioritised and shortlisted by 18 September
  • 2023 Invitations to submit full stage 2 proposals, by midearly October 2023

Stage 2 Mid October 2023 to January 2024

  • Full stage 2 project proposals submitted, by 4 December
  • Funding decisions made by councillors at Area Committee meetings

Stage 3 February and March 2024

  • Funding decisions communicated, January or February 2024
  • Funding agreements drawn up, March 2024

Council departments, such as Parks and Transport, typically work to delivery schedules for Area Committee-funded projects which can be between 1 and 3 years from the point of funding approval.

Timetable 2023 to 2024

View  pdf  Area Committee funding timetable 2023 to 2024 (160 KB) .

How to submit a stage 1 outline proposal

If you have an idea for a proposal read our pdf guidance (314 KB) .

The guidance clearly outlines and answers queries you may have regarding your proposal such as:

  • what Local CIL monies can be used to fund
  • amounts of CIL and S106 monies available
  • who can deliver CIL and S106 projects
  • process
  • support
  • guidance for completing stage 1 outline project proposal form

Once you have read through the guidance complete the pdf stage 1 outline proposal form (59 KB) .