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Defining Developer Contributions—progress and lessons learned on CIL

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Published on: 18 August 2016

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Table of contents

What is the progress on CIL so far?
How effective has CIL been?
What problems have been identified?
What progress has been made on the review of CIL?

Article summary

Planning analysis: At the Westminster Briefing ‘Defining Contributions’ on 17 August 2016, developers, local planning authorities (LPAs) and solicitors discussed the progress, success stories and challenges of the community infrastructure levy (CIL) regime so far. Although CIL is proving effective in many areas of the country, some LPAs are reluctant to introduce it, as potential funds are outweighed by administration costs and resource needs.

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