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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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Government to introduce land value capture measures as part of site allocation process
The government is to introduce new laws that would allow councils to trial a new mechanism to "maximise the potential uplift in land value" when allocating sites for development during their local plan preparation.
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Section 106 agreements to be kept to help deliver ‘largest sites’
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23 ways in which the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill would change planning
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Levelling up bill will introduce a new infrastructure levy and 'speed up' plan-making
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Next month's Queen's Speech will include replacement of section 106 developer contributions with flat-rate levy, say reports
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Government announces £10 million traveller site grants to ‘help meet local need’
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Mayor signs off 500-home Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme after developer contributions agreed
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Housing minister says law introducing developer contribution changes could be revealed in ‘a couple of weeks’
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Government restates 300,000 homes-a-year target and is considering 'empowering authorities' to speed up build-out rates
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High Court rejects developer's bid to avoid £600K CIL bill over late liability notice
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The government’s latest thinking on its new infrastructure levy
Latest CIL Updates
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Haringey Council - Revised CIL charging schedule adopted
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Barnet Council - Revised CIL charging schedule adopted
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Barnet Council - Revised CIL examination report published
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East Suffolk Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Hart Council - CIL preliminary draft charging schedule published
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Castle Point Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Vale of White Horse Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Lambeth Council - Revised CIL charging schedule adopted
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Havant Council - Revised CIL examination report published
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Worthing Council - Revised CIL charging schedule adopted
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- Planning Officer (H-I) Plymouth City Council Plymouth, Devon
- Principal Planning Policy Officer London Borough of Hillingdon Hillingdon, Uxbridge
- Principal Planning Officer (Planning Policy) Stevenage Borough Council Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Senior Planning Officer Oxfordshire County Council. Oxford, Oxfordshire
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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
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

What to expect from the levelling up bill and other policy changes this spring
The latest intelligence on the planning changes that the government has in the pipeline

CIL Watch: Five key findings on developer contributions in a House of Lords housing supply report
Earlier this month, the House of Lords Built Environment Committee published a report on its inquiry into meeting housing demand. Here are five of the committee’s findings in relation to the community infrastructure levy (CIL) and section 106 agreements.

CIL Watch: Permitted development may be subject to section 106, says Gove
Housing secretary Michael Gove has said the government is considering whether projects allowed under permitted development (PD) rights should be subject to section 106 planning gain agreements.

What a proposed new levy on high-rise buildings would mean for councils and developers
A proposed new levy on high-rise buildings could hinder the supply of such schemes, some observers fear, which might hit urban councils' housing delivery targets and squeeze affordable housing provision.