Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
Under the Planning Act
2008, the
CIL was introduced in April 2010. It is a new levy,
which allows local authorities in England and Wales to fund
infrastructure by charging on new developments, based on the size
and type of the new developments in their area. The money can be
used to support growth (as set out in Tower Hamlets’ own
Core Strategy) by paying for a wide range of infrastructure
that is needed as a result of new development. This infrastructure
will include things like parks, schools, community facilities,
health facilities and leisure centres.
The CIL is designed to be a more efficient, certain, and clearer
system for the development industry. Section 106 planning
obligations will still exist after April 2014, but will be limited
in how they can be used. For example, S106 will still
exist for affordable housing and site specific improvements
that will not be funded by CIL - this is to avoid any double
counting. However, no more than five sites can be pooled for
Section 106 contributions from April 2014 and S106 will still be
governed by the
three planning obligations tests, as contained within the CIL
Regulations.
The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) has produced a useful set of
FAQs. The
various iterations of the
CIL Regulations and associated documents can be viewed on the
Communities and Local Government webpage.
The
Localism Act 2011 was published on November 15 2011,
which provides regulations that govern a proportion of CIL receipts
to spend locally. The government will provide further
clarification of ‘a meaningful proportion’ of CIL funds to
neighbourhoods subject to the outcomes of the current round of
consultation on the CIL Regulations.
The Mayor of London’s Community Infrastructure
Levy
The London Mayor has agreed his CIL Charging
Schedule on February 12th 2012. For further detailed information,
please visit the
London Mayor’s CIL webpage.
The London Mayor’s CIL is intended in the
first instance to raise £300 million towards the delivery of
Crossrail by 2019. This is scheduled to be in effect from
April 1 2012. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets
(LBTH) falls into the London Mayoral CIL charging zone 2, which
requires:
- a £35 per sq m charge on the net additional increase in
floorspace (gross internal areas) of most development (with
some exceptions) equal or over 100 sq m
- or involving creating one dwelling, even where this is below
100 sq m;
Please note that any net charge of less than
£50 will not be collected and the following types of development
will usually be exempt from the payment of the London Mayoral
CIL:
- Health and Education uses which are both zero
rated;
- Dwelling let by a registered social landlord or a private
registered provider of social housing or occupied in accordance
with shared ownership arrangements subject to specific provisions
of regulation 49 of the CIL regulations (2010) (as amended);
- Charities where the development will be used wholly, or mainly,
for charitable purposes.
The Council is currently working towards
ensuring that all the appropriate systems are in place, ready to
collect the London Mayor's CIL from April 2012.
The Greater London Authority (GLA), together
with Transport for London (TfL) has issued CIL
Information Leaflet (pdf, 40k), which provides information
for applicants on the London Mayor’s Levy.
It is important to be aware that
planning applications that have been submitted prior to the 1 April
2012, but have not been determined by the date that the London
Mayor’s Charging Schedule takes effect, may be liable for his CIL
charge.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets is bound under
the CIL Regulations to collect the London Mayoral CIL charges on
behalf of the GLA/TfL.
For further information regarding the Levy,
and relevant application forms, please visit the
Planning Portal and the Council‘s
Planning Application Forms website.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets' Community Infrastructure
Levy
We are in the process of undertaking
preparatory work on the LBTH CIL at this stage. In due course the
Council will issue an indicative time frame for the
delivery of its own CIL.
A review of the 2009 Infrastructure Delivery
Plan (IDP) is complete, to help enable an up-to-date list of
infrastructure requirements. This document will form part of the
evidence base of the LBTH’s CIL and the
Local Development Framework (LDF). It aims to provide
information on what infrastructure is needed to deliver the spatial
objectives within the
Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD). The relevant
documents can be reviewed on the Core
Strategy Evidence Base webpage.
Contact us:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Mulberry Place (AH)
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 1BY
Tel: 020 7364 5009
Fax: 020 7364 5415
Email:CIL@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday - except public holidays.
Public Transport: Buses 277, D6,15,115
Tube/DLR: East India Dock or Blackwall Stations
Location map for Planning Office (pdf,1.29mb)