Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy
2 MARCH 2012
Mayor agrees CIL to commence on 1 April 2012
On 29 February 2012, the Mayor agreed his CIL charging schedule, accepting the recommendation of Keith Holland, the independent examiner. The levy will apply to developments consented on or after 1 April 2012, and will be collected by London boroughs once development commences.
CIL charging schedule April 2012 PDF
CIL charging schedule April 2012 RTF
The setting of a Londonwide Community Infrastructure Levy is a power given to the Mayor under the Planning Act 2008 designed to raise money for the infrastructure needed to develop an area. The Levy will be charged on most developments in London at the following rates:
Zone 1 boroughs - £50 per square metre
Camden, City of London, City of Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond-upon-Thames, Wandsworth
Zone 2 boroughs - £35 per square metre
Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets
Zone 3 boroughs - £20 per square metre
Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Croydon, Enfield, Havering, Newham, Sutton, Waltham Forest
The Mayor and TfL have prepared a short note for applicants for planning permission:
CIL note February 2012 PDF
CIL note February 2012 RTF
The Mayor will be providing further guidance in due course. Please see below for a scanned copy of the report to the Mayor which he agreed on 29 February 2012:
CIL report to Mayor 29 Feb 2012 PDF
Use of the CIL
The levy will raise £300 million towards the delivery of Crossrail, which is essential to the capital's growing economy and to ensuring it remains a competitive global business centre in the 21st century. It forms part of the funding package for the project agreed between the Mayor and ministers.
Crossrail will bring significant benefits across London improving the transport system, creating thousands of new jobs. It is estimated that every London borough, not just those on the Crossrail route, will see annual benefits to its economy ranging from £15 million to £115 million. It will support development in key parts of London, including the West End, the Isle of Dogs and the Thames Gateway.
Under Regulation 123 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended), an authority charging CIL can publish a list of infrastructure projects or types of infrastructure that it intends may be funded in whole or in part by CIL. This allows the continued use of planning obligations (S.106 agreements) for other projects or types of infrastructure. For the purposes of this regulation, the Mayor’s list is as follows:
1. Scheduled works within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Crossrail Act 2008
CIL Examiner’s Report to the Mayor
On 27 January 2012 the Mayor received the report of Keith Holland BA (Hons) DipTP MRTPI ARICS, the independent examiner who conducted the Examination in Public (EiP) into the Mayor’s proposed community infrastructure levy (CIL) charging schedule. Mr Holland recommended that the charging schedule be approved.
CIL EiP Examiner’s report PDF
CIL EiP Examiner’s report RTF
Mayoral CIL Examination in Public
On 31 August 2011 the Mayor formally submitted his proposals for a new Londonwide CIL for public examination. Keith Holland, the independent examiner appointed by the Mayor, conducted an examination in public (EiP) into the Mayor’s CIL proposals. The CIL Examination in Public was held in City Hall from 28 November to 2 December 2011.
The Mayor submitted to the examiner the documents required by the CIL legislation:
Draft charging schedule (August 2011) PDF
Draft charging schedule (August 2011) RTF
Mayoral CIL Draft Charging Schedule
On 8 June 2011 the Mayor launched a four week public consultation on a draft charging schedule – the second step in setting a Mayoral CIL.
The consultation document:
- Gives some background information about the CIL and how it is set
- Explains the Crossrail project and the arrangements for its funding, including the part identified for the CIL
- Sets out the preliminary draft charging schedule, to which this consultation formally relates. This can be found on pages 25-32 of the PDF version of the document (and on pages 32-42 of the RTF version of the document).
- Explains the development viability evidence on which the CIL proposals are based
- Describes the considerations the Mayor has taken into account in developing these proposals
- Sets out how responses should be made to the Mayor’s proposals and how you can make sure you will be involved in the next stages of the process (this is what the CIL Regulations call the 'statement of the representations procedure').
Mayoral CIL draft charging schedule (June 2011) PDF
Mayoral CIL draft charging schedule RTF
Consultation
The draft schedule and consultation document were open to public consultation from 8 June to 8 July 2011.
View responses to the consultation (on Examination in Public website).
Mayoral CIL Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule
On 17 January 2011 the Mayor launched a six week public consultation on a preliminary draft charging schedule – the first step in setting a Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy. This consultation closed in March 2011.
The preliminary draft charging schedule consultation document:
- Explains the Crossrail project and the arrangements for its funding, including the part identified for the CIL
- Sets out the preliminary draft charging schedule, to which this consultation formally relates. This can be found on pages 17 to 24 of the document.
- Explains the development viability evidence on which the CIL proposals are based
- Describes the considerations the Mayor has taken into account in developing these proposals
- Gives some background information about the CIL and how it is set
