The Community Infrastructure Levy process
So that we can decide if your development is liable for CIL and how much, complete and submit the 'determining whether a development may be CIL liable' form with your planning application.
Guidance on completing the CIL form – Planning Portal
The planning decision stage and assuming liability
If planning permission is necessary, or permission is granted for development by way of a general consent, we need the developer, landowner or another interested party to assume liability for payment of the CIL.
It must be submitted before development starts, otherwise the charge will automatically default to the owners of the land and surcharges may apply.
When planning permission is granted and where CIL is due, we’ll issue a CIL liability notice alongside the planning decision notice, confirming the amount payable.
Transferring and withdrawing liability
You may transfer liability to pay at any time up to the day before the date when final payment is due. This is done by submitting a transfer assumed liability – Planning Portal form to the collecting authority.
You may withdraw an assumption of liability at any time before commencement of the chargeable development by giving notice of the withdrawal in writing to the collecting authority – withdraw liability – Planning Portal.
Starting development
At least one day before development starts you must complete and submit a commencement notice – Planning Portal.
Once we’ve received this we’ll issue a demand notice setting out the payment required and the instalments for each payment (if applicable). The instalment policy can be viewed as part of the charging schedule.
If you fail to make the payments or to complete the required forms before starting, you may be liable to enforcement action.
Permitted development
Since April 2013, permitted development (development where planning permission is not needed) may be of a sufficient scale to be liable for CIL.
If this is the case for your development, you must send us a notice of chargeable development – Planning Portal before work starts. The CIL charge will then be calculated and applied as though planning permission had been issued.
We may also advise if CIL is payable when dealing with do I need planning permission requests and as part of our planning enforcement process.