Planning application fees changing
Planning application fees are increasing on 1 April 2025. See the Planning Portal website for details.
Part of: Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
If you are liable for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) you have important statutory responsibilities as set out in national legislation and guidance:
There are 6 key steps.
You can download all of the CIL forms listed here from the Planning Portal CIL forms page.
CIL Form 1 is required to be submitted with your planning application as set out in our planning validation checklist .
When planning permission is granted, the council will issue a CIL Liability Notice, clarifying the amount of CIL that is liable for that development.
Responsibility to pay CIL runs with the ownership of the land, unless another party has assumed liability. An Assumption of Liability form must be submitted to the council before the development commences.
This step may be taken alongside any earlier steps.
Exemption or Relief from CIL for Social Housing, Charitable Development, Self Build, Residential Annexes or Residential Extensions must be applied for by completing the relevant form and a decision on the Exemption or Relief must be received from the council before development commences on site.
This step may be taken alongside any earlier steps.
A Commencement Notice confirming the start date of the development on site must be received by the council before development is due to commence on site.
After the commencement date the council will issue a CIL Demand Notice detailing the amount payable.
The payment will generally be due in full at the end of 60 days after the development has commenced on site. It may be possible for payment to be made in instalments if our policy allows for this.
Our instalments policy is available within the CIL Charging Schedule updated with Governance and revised Reg 123 .
If a development is liable for CIL, payment is mandatory. There are strong enforcement powers and penalties for failure to pay, including:
GOV.UK has information and guidance on how to appeal: