Details of charges
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was first introduced in April 2010, under the Planning Act 2008.
From 1 April 2012, a new charge called the CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) is being introduced to local developers which becomes payable to the Mayor of London.
Money can be used to fund a wide range of infrastructure as a result of a development. This infrastructure will include things like parks, schools, community facilities, health facilities and leisure centres.
Any development subject to CIL that gets planning permission in Ealing between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2019 will have to pay the CIL at the rate of £35 per square metre of additional internal floor area. Permissions granted on or after 1 April 2019 will have to pay at the rate of £60 per square metre. Both these rates are subject to an annual adjustment for inflation.. This includes cases where:
- a planning application was submitted before 1 April 2012, but not approved by then
- we make a resolution to grant planning permission (to allow a section 106 agreement to be signed, for example) before 1 April 2012, but do not formally grant permission until after that date
- a planning appeal is decided after 1 April, regardless of when the appeal was made.
The CIL is designed to be a more efficient and transparent system for the development industry. 'Section 106 (S106) planning obligations' will still exist after April 2014, but there will be limitations in how it can be used.