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Essential Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), planning obligations and finance information. Find the latest details of councils' levy plans in our live table, and read the latest updates and news analysis from around the country.
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CIL Watch: who's charging what?
Want to know whether your local authority has published Community Infrastructure Levy proposals? Our live table includes the latest details of councils' levy plans, including a breakdown of charges by development type.
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CIL & Finance News
Labour pledges to close 'viability loophole' and new land value capture measures
A Labour government would 'remove the viability loophole which allows developers to dodge affordable housing obligations' and establish an 'English Sovereign Land Trust' to work with councils to buy land 'at a price closer to existing use value', according to its new housing green paper published today.
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CIL Watch: Hampshire council adopts levy
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CIL Watch: Levy most effective on 'small, uncomplicated sites in areas of high demand', study finds
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Raab moots 'financial penalties' for failure to deliver planning obligations
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Changes to developer contributions: the sector reacts
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Government moots 'non-negotiable' nationally-set developer contributions
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CIL Watch: London borough proposes increase in levy rates
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Mayor withdraws £20m of funding from Millwall regeneration scheme
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New land release fund grants £45m to councils to unlock housing sites
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London mayor will only fund estate regeneration if backed by residents' ballot
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CIL Watch: Surrey council plans London-level CIL rate
Latest CIL Updates
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Bromley Council - CIL preliminary draft charging schedule published
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Tower Hamlets Council - Review CIL preliminary draft charging schedule published
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Havant Borough Council - Review CIL preliminary draft charging schedule published
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Newark and Sherwood District Council - Review CIL charging schedule adopted
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Torfaen County Borough Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Stratford-on-Avon District Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Lincoln City Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Warwick District Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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West Lindsey District Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Maidstone Borough Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
- Conservation Officer Chesterfield Borough Council Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Assistant Director, Delivery Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Cambridge and Cambourne
- Assistant Director - Strategy and Economy Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Cambridge and Cambourne
- Planning Director – South Wales Lewis Davey Cardiff (Caerdydd)
- Lead Officer/Team Leader - Strategic Planning Carrington West Essex
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Community Infrastructure Levy maps
More than 200 local authorities in England and Wales have published Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) plans for consultation. Use the interactive maps below to view councils' progress in implementing CIL and the rates they are proposing to charge.
CIL Policy & Legislation Documents
The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and CIL in England in 2016-17
This study explores the extent and value of agreed planning obligations and CIL levied in England in 2016 to 2017.
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Supporting housing delivery through developer contributions
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The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2018 - Draft
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The value, impact and delivery of the Community Infrastructure Levy: Report of Study
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Community infrastructure levy review: questionnaire
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The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Draft
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The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Draft
CIL Policy Resources
- Policy & Legislation Tracker
The latest town planning policy & legislation news & updates including current government consultations and legislation in progress delivered by email
CIL In Depth
What now for the Community Infrastructure Levy, after the Budget response to recommendations to scale it back?
Proposed changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy designed to enable charging authorities to capture a greater slice of the land value uplift arising when permission is granted risk adding further levels of complexity to the system, according to experts.
Neighbourhood Watch: Documents reveal pilot plan to use CIL to fund parish plan production
Cash from a new £22.8 million package intended to support the development of neighbourhood plans could be used to fund pilots to explore the potential of using Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) receipts to fund the production of parish plans, the latest instalment of Neighbourhood Watch reveals.
CIL Watch: Cheshire East reduces proposed residential levy rates
News that Cheshire East Council has slashed proposed residential Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charges across the majority of its area features in the latest instalment of CIL Watch.
How much Community Infrastructure Levy money have councils actually spent?
A Planning investigation reveals that councils have collected tens of millions of pounds in Community Infrastructure Levy receipts, but only a small proportion has so far been spent on infrastructure. John Geoghegan reports.
