Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) overview

What is Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

CIL allows local planning authorities to raise funds from developers and individuals who are undertaking building projects in their area. This is a way of making sure that all relevant development contributes towards new infrastructure such as transport, open space, flood defences, greenspace, leisure centres and schools.

The CIL is charged per square metre on new developments, and applies to:

new dwellings of any size
any development where the internal area of a new building, extension or change of use exceeds 100 square metres

Some developments are exempt from paying.

CIL regulations at Arun came into force on 1 April 2020. All relevant planning applications granted full planning permission after that date are subject to CIL.

Where CIL does not apply to a development, section 106 obligations may still apply just as before CIL was introduced. All strategic development sites allocated within the Local Plan are required to pay section 106 rather than CIL.

For more information please see the government guidance on CIL.

CIL charging area in Arun

The charging area covers all of Arun District with the exception of the areas of the South Downs National Park located to the north of the district. This is because the SDNPA is a local planning authority in its own right. Strategic sites within Zone 1 are zero rated and therefore do not pay CIL.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) adoption

The Charging Schedule can be downloaded:

Arun CIL Charging Schedule January 2020[pdf] 1MB

Examination

Our draft CIL Charging Schedule was submitted for independent examination on 31 July 2019.

The examiner's report, dated 2 December 2019, did not recommend any substantive changes to the draft Charging Schedule.

CIL examiner report December 2019 [pdf] 532KB

Our Planning Policy Sub-Committee report, dated 17 December 2019, specifically Background Paper 2, sets out the modifications that were made to our draft Charging Schedule, as recommended by the Examiner:

CIL Committee report December 2019[pdf] 364KB

CIL Committee report background paper 2 December 2019 [pdf] 210KB