The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) process
Contents
- The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) process
- Stage 1: Planning application and CIL additional information requirement form (applicant)
- Stage 2: Assumption of liability form (applicant) and acknowledgement (council)
- Stage 3: Applying for exemption of relief (applicant), acknowledgement and determining relief (council)
- Stage 4: Issue of liability notice (council)
- Stage 5: Notification to Land Charges to apply the charge to the land (council)
- Stage 6: Commencement notice (applicant) and acknowledgement (council)
- Stage 7: Issue of demand notice (council)
- Stage 8: Payment of CIL (applicant) and acknowledgement of receipt (council)
- Stage 9: Notification to land charges (council)
- Stage 10: Notification of any disqualifying event for exemption or relief (applicant)
- Stage 11: Removal of charge from land charge register at end of claw back period (council)
Stage 8: Payment of CIL (applicant) and acknowledgement of receipt (council)
Payment procedures are set out in our invoice(s) and we acknowledge all payments received. Upon payment, providing there are no relief and clawback periods, we will remove the CIL charge from the Land Charges Register.
For more information on payments, see our instalments policy.
Enforcing payment
If CIL is due and not paid we can take a range of enforcement actions. More information can be found on the Government website, How is payment of CIL enforced?
Last updated 07 July 2023