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Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
The Council’s intention to introduce a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was agreed by its Cabinet on 12 July 2011.
The mechanism for securing CIL is to put a Charging Schedule in place, which will identify a charge based upon the floorspace area of particular types of development. The charges must be set at a level which does not put at serious risk the overall development of the area, and so must be informed by evidence on development viability. Charging authorities must also draw on infrastructure planning that underpins the development strategy for their area, and there needs to be evidence of a funding gap in relation to the delivery of infrastructure in order to justify introducing CIL.
The money raised through CIL can be used to support growth by providing funds to help with addressing the demands that development places on the city, including funding infrastructure that the city, local communities and neighbourhoods need – for example, new road schemes, park improvements, or improvements to local school capacity. The system is relatively simple and can be applied to most new buildings. It will be for the Council to determine, and publish, how it intends to use CIL. This will be done in what is known as a ‘Regulation 123 List’, referring to Regulation 123 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations April 2010.
The broad timetable for introducing the charging schedule is set out below:
- November/December 2011 – consultation on the Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule – PDCS.
- February/March 2012 – consultation on the Draft Charging Schedule – DCS
- Autumn 2012 – the Draft Charging Schedule will be submitted for independent public examination.
- Winter 2012 – the Final Charging Schedule will be adopted, following independent public examination.
- Spring 2013 – the Final Charging Schedule comes into effect/becomes operational, enabling CIL to be charged on development.
Next Steps
Consultation on the Council's DCS closed in March 2012. The Council subsequently intends to submit its Charging Schedule for Examination in Autumn 2012, under section 212 of the Planning Act 2008 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011), and Regulations 19-21 of the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended).
The Council will consider representations made before submitting its Charging Schedule for Examination, along with a schedule of the main issues raised and the Council’s responses.
The CIL Regulations provide for the Council to make modifications to the DCS following consultation and prior to its submission for Examination. If the Council proposes such changes it is required to publish a Statement of Modifications and to send this to each of the persons invited to make representations at the Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule consultation stage. Any person can request to be heard at the Examination about the changes set out in the Statement of Modifications. A request to be heard about the modifications must be submitted to the Council in writing before the end of the period of four weeks (beginning with the day on which the Draft Charging Schedule is submitted to the examiner) It should include details of the modifications (by reference to the statement of modifications) on which the person wishes to be heard.
Documents
Evidence Base Documents and information
Plymouth Infrastructure Needs Assessment - July 2011
Other Useful Information
Cabinet Report on CIL and the Infrastructure Needs Assessment – July 2011
Cabinet Report on the CIL Draft Charging Schedule – January 2012
Planning Obligations and Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document – Second Review