All applications for grants funded by Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) require a public consultation. The applications will be posted on this page for 14 days so that the local community can comment on the proposal.
Please remember to include the project code as well as the project name for your comments to be valid and considered.
The list of current consultations available to comment on and view are listed below.
Project Code: SMK34
Consultation Date: 03/06/2026 - 17/06/2026
Organisation Name: Cake By Lady CIC
Project Name: Community Baking Lab
Cake by Lady CIC was established in September 2025. Over the past year they have prepared food and cakes at 5 different events supporting the homeless.
They have worked alongside the Ark Foundation and St Marys Church supporting a family fun day event.
The organisation has identified the need for baking equipment to help run their free workshops for the community’s wellbeing. They will be engaging with families. The aim is to teach the local community healthy baking with fruit and vegetables, reduced sugar.
The organisation would like to apply for CIL funding to purchase baking equipment such as scales, measuring jugs, mixers, cake tins and more. This will enable to workshops to deliver more workshops and events effectively.
Amount of CIL funding being requested is £2,527.89
Project Code: SMK30
Consultation Date: 02/06/2026 - 16/06/2026
Organisation Name: Cape Community Care Day Centre
Project Name: Cape Meals On Wheels
Cape Community Care centre was established in 2005 with the aim of providing care and support to elderly people and youth. The centre is led and ran by a volunteer team who bring vulnerable people together for hot meals and conversation.
In the local area there is not many centres that would offer the same service they help 60 members currently.
The group currently have some kitchen equipment that they are using however, it is no longer fit for purpose and damaged to being old.
Cape Community Care Centre have applied for CIL funding to purchase kitchen equipment such as portable trolley, heaters, microwave and more. This equipment will be used in the making and transferring of the meals.
Having the new equipment would allow the centre to produce extra meals and have a wider reach to the local community.
Amount of CIL funding being requested is £3,726.89
Project Code: WB33
Consultation Date: Thursday 28th May 2026 - Thursday 11th June 2026
Organisation Name: Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
Project Name: Counselling Refresh
Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health foundation was established in 1994. Their aim is to cater for people’s mental health for different ethnicities due to the lack of resources from the NHS.
They are open 5 days a week offering counselling sessions for young people and adults they help 700 people a year. They have workshops such as menopause, finance and literacy.
They offer 16 counselling sessions per day across their services.
Sandwell African Caribbean mental health foundation has applied for CIL funding for tables, chairs, projector and a sofa to allow them to make their counselling services more comfortable.
The new equipment would help encourage people to want to open up and discuss their mental health.
Amount of CIL funding being requested is £1,893.16