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ARTICLE · 05 DECEMBER 2019

The Latest Changes To The Community Infrastructure Levy

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The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 allow local authorities to charge a community infrastructure levy (CIL) on new developments to raise money to fund local infrastructure.

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The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 allow local authorities to charge a community infrastructure levy (CIL) on new developments to raise money to fund local infrastructure. The latest changes to those regulations came into effect on 1 September 2019 under the Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2019.

The changes, which are largely uncontroversial, are summarised in Box 1 below. They are aimed at extracting more value from land, more quickly, and ensuring local communities are aware of the levy.

For example, penalties are more proportionate: a failure to notify a start on site will no longer invalidate exemptions and reliefs. Outline permissions granted after 1 September 2019 will no longer be exposed to CIL rate changes between grant of permission and reserved matters approval. Indexation is clearer and more certain. Communication is better: the published data will allow the developer contribution to affordable

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