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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 Watch: Few councils use their power to exempt 'unviable' schemes from CIL, research finds
Norwich City Council has introduced a new policy allowing it to exempt some developments from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) if the charge causes them to become unviable.
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Politicians 'must better explain planning trade-offs and public benefits from development'
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Government rules out major changes to land value uplift capture approach
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London council rejects viability assessment and refuses 800-home tower scheme
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Islington sets out more stringent viability rules in draft local plan
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How the restored ability to pool developer contributions could boost regeneration
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CIL Watch: Report highlights over £443 million of unspent CIL cash
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Ministers promise new guidance to help councils adopt infrastructure levy
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Government confirms developer contribution changes to capture land value uplift
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New RICS requirements aim to make viability assessments more transparent
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CIL Watch: Highest CIL charge outside London passed
Latest CIL Updates
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Oxford Council - CIL preliminary draft charging schedule published
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Waverley Council - CIL examination report published
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Rushcliffe Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Stevenage Council - CIL preliminary draft charging schedule published
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Havering Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Calderdale Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Tewkesbury Council - CIL examination report published
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Gloucester Council - CIL examination report published
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Cheltenham Council - CIL examination report published
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Poole Council - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
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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
Changes to developer contributions: the sector reacts
Proposals on developer contributions contained in this week's blizzard of policy announcements have prompted very different reactions from planning experts.
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.
