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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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Council has kept more than £100K it should have refunded to applicants for taking too long to determine proposals
A council has revealed that it has acted unlawfully by keeping more than £100,000 in planning application fees that should have been refunded to applicants due to their proposals not being determined on time.
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Council’s appeal victory upholding its refusal of 788 green belt homes cost it £362,303
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Chancellor says new ‘premium’ planning service will increase planning officer numbers
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Councils will be able to recover full costs of certain major applications if new ‘faster’ timelines met
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Consultancy blasts viability case used to justify slashing of affordable housing provision in 10,000-home scheme
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Council agrees to pay appellant’s £100k costs following ‘bad committee decision’ made against officer advice
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Date of implementation of planning application fee rise confirmed
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The reasons why councils may be holding on to almost £3bn in unspent developer contribution cash
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CIL Watch: City council proposes increasing business development rates by 400%
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‘Developer must pay council £400 for failing to update his email address’
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The ten authorities that have accumulated the most unspent section 106 contributions
Latest CIL Updates
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Fareham Council - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
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East Suffolk Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Folkestone & Hythe District Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Exeter City Council - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
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Brentwood Council - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
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Castle Point Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Teignbridge Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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City of York CIL draft charging schedule published
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South Oxfordshire – reviewed CIL charging schedule adopted
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Folkestone & Hythe District Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Plymouth City Council, Plymouth, Devon
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Principal Planning Policy Officer
London Borough of Hillingdon, Hillingdon, Uxbridge
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Principal Planning Officer (Planning Policy)
Stevenage Borough Council, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Info Map
Mapped: Community Infrastructure Levy (updated 12.04.2023)
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
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
The government has introduced the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill to Parliament, with the bill including many changes to the planning system, including around developer contributions, environmental assessment and enforcement.
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First Homes consultation
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The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and CIL in England in 2016-17
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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
CIL Watch: Newly adopted schedule hikes residential rates
A Suffolk council has adopted a new community infrastructure levy (CIL) charging schedule that increases the maximum charges for residential development.
Why some question whether the new infrastructure levy will ever see the light of day
Experts say the government’s desire to avoid introducing perverse incentives resulting from its new infrastructure levy has led to the creation of a highly complex system requiring a very long implementation period. With the Labour Party pledging to scrap it, some question whether it will ever be introduced nationally.
How the Levelling Up bill would change the system: 9. Developer contributions
This section in our series of briefings on the Bill highlights the new infrastructure levy, which would be mandatory for local authorities to charge, that has been proposed as a replacement for the discretionary community infrastructure levy
CIL Watch: Nine things you need to know about the government’s proposed new infrastructure levy
Plans for a national infrastructure levy were included in the recently published Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill, with further detail provided through accompanying explanatory notes and a policy paper. Here are the key things that you need to know.
