Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge based on the floorspace of new buildings to help fund infrastructure needs arising from new development. CIL runs alongside Section 106 planning obligations.

Approval of Revised CIL charging schedule

On 14 March 2022 Full Council approved a Revised CIL charging schedule to take effect on 1 September 2022.

The approval of the Revised CIL charging schedule follows a CIL partial review which began in 2016 and culminated in the examination of the revised charging schedule in late 2021. 

• Revised CIL Charging Schedule from September 2022 (pdf, 4 page(s), 111.66 KB)

All planning permissions granted on or after 1 September 2022 will be subject to the rates in the revised charging schedule.

Annual CIL rate summary

The Annual CIL rate summary shows how the rates have been ‘indexed’ for inflation over time.

• CIL Charging Schedule including Annual CIL Rate Summary for 2024 (pdf, 7 page(s), 373.48 KB)
• CIL Charging Schedule including Annual CIL Rate Summary for 2023 (pdf, 8 page(s), 1.09 MB)

For more details see the consultation on draft charging schedule and associated documents page.

Mayor of London's CIL

The Mayor of London’s CIL charging schedule (Mayoral CIL 1 or ‘MCIL1’) took effect in April 2012 and this was superseded by a new CIL charging schedule (Mayoral CIL 2 or ‘MCIL2’) in April 2019, both covering the whole of London.

• Visit the Mayoral CIL webpage – includes charging schedules and Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG)

Useful links

• Community Infrastructure Levy Guidance – GOV.UK
• Planning Portal – CIL
• Planning Advisory Service - CIL