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Community Infrastructure LevyCommunity Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a planning charge that charging authorities¹ may levy on new development in their area; it came into force on 6 April 2010 and can be applied by charging authorities in both England and Wales. The focus of CIL is on funding development of “infrastructure” in a local authority area. It is administered and collected by charging authorities and it is payable by the applicant usually on commencement of development that is the subject of a valid planning permission(s) and, crucially, the amount payable by the developer is non-negotiable, except in limited exceptions.CIL largely replaces the use of section 106 planning agreements which will in future only be available for site-specific mitigation and “softer” types of contributions (i.e. those not within the scope of CIL such as employment and training contributions). So developers will need to be vigilant that they do not end up paying twice i.e. CIL and under planning agreements. . After a slow take-up of CIL by charging authorities, and given the added pressure on local authority budgets, the introduction of the CIL is now speeding up with a number of “front runner” charging authorities introducing adopted CIL charging schedules, and others in the process of consulting on draft charging schedules or in the early stages of introducing infrastructure plans. The full list can be found on the following web link: http://www.pas.gov.uk/pas/core/page.do?pageId=1103726#contents-3 There are more than 300 potential charging authorities in England and Wales and we need members help to monitor CIL proposals in their areas and to respond to consultations on draft charging schedules. We have put together a short pro-forma letter and CLA key messages document that will be used by CLA regional offices in respect of draft CIL proposals. But this letter and key messages document can be used by CLA members too in their own lobbying on CIL charging schedules. The CLA pro-forma letter and key messages document will be available on the Planning webpage for CLA members to download. ¹District councils, County councils, Unitary Authorities, National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority
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