Community infrastructure levy

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a financial charge which local planning authorities (LPAs) are entitled (but not obliged) to charge on development in their area. The legislative basis for CIL is found in Part 11 of the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008), which empowers the Secretary of State to make regulations providing for the imposition of CIL. Those regulations were made in the form of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (CIL Regulations), SI 2010/948. CIL applies to both England and Wales. See Practice Note: Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)—who administers CIL, when does CIL arise, and when and by whom must CIL be paid.

Charging and collecting authorities

CIL is charged by ‘charging authorities’. The local planning authority is the charging authority for its area, except:

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in Greater London, the Mayor of London is a charging authority, in addition to the Borough Council
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in the Broads, the Broads Authority is the only charging authority, and
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in the Isles of Scilly, the Council of the Isles of Scilly is the only charging authority

CIL is collected by ‘collecting authorities’.

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