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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 & Finance News
Developer has to pay Herts council extra £0.5m due to 'flagrant' CIL regulations breach
A developer will have to pay an additional £500,000 towards local infrastructure after a planning inspector concluded that the firm had made a "flagrant breach" of community infrastructure levy (CIL) regulations by starting work on a site without first notifying the local authority.
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CIL Watch: Housing minister says government is open to “regional” approach for new infrastructure levy
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MHCLG announces £167m of new funding to boost brownfield land development
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CIL Watch: Four things you need to know about new CIL regulations and guidance
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MHCLG chief planner highlights new infrastructure levy, cross boundary planning and 'healthy places' as key themes of white paper responses
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Government announces new £7.1 billion home building fund to 'unlock 860,000 homes'
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Chancellor announces £12 million extra funding next year for planning reform
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Updated CIL guidance says old use classes still in force for levy rates applied before shake-up
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Housebuilder 'nervous' about white paper developer contributions shake-up
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Making permitted development changes subject to new levy will boost affordable housing and infrastructure provision, says minister
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CIL Watch: Five key concerns from sector bodies about the proposed new infrastructure levy
Latest CIL Updates
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East Devon Council - Revised CIL charging schedule adopted
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Welwyn Hatfield Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Brighton and Hove Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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West Oxfordshire Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Harrogate Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Fareham Council - Revised CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
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East Devon Council - Revised CIL examination report published
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Harrogate Council - CIL examination report published
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London Legacy Development Corporation - Revised CIL examination report published
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Runnymede Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
- Principal Infrastructure Funding Negotiator Osborne Richardson England
- Head of Planning Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Council Offices, Campus East, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6AE
- Senior Planner Policy London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth Civic Centre
- Planning Enforcement Manager London Borough of Bexley Bexleyheath
- Town Planners Pegasus Planning Group Limited Solent and East Midlands
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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
First Homes consultation
This consultation seeks views on First Homes for local people, considering both the design of this policy and options for its implementation.
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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
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CIL In Depth
The implications of the government’s proposed developer contributions shake-up
Some commentators fear that the new infrastructure levy proposed in the government's planning white paper may be too inflexible and could deter development as well as work against ministers' wider policy aims.
CIL Watch: Rural business group calls for removal of levy charges on new farm buildings
A lobby group representing rural landowners and businesses has called for the removal of community infrastructure levy (CIL) charges on all new farm buildings, a move that it says will boost economic growth in rural areas.
MPs consider probe into Jenrick’s ‘biased’ decision as part of parliamentary inquiry
The Commons housing, communities and local government select committee will consider a probe into housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s controversial decision to approve a 1,500-home scheme in east London, the body's chair has told Planning.
The implications of relaxing developers’ infrastructure funding duties in response to Covid-19
The government has announced that it will revise community infrastructure levy rules to allow councils more flexibility around the timing of payments from smaller developers. Some lawyers question why larger developers are to be excluded from the changes, while councils have raised concerns about the impact on revenues for much-needed new infrastructure.
