Certain documents must be submitted whether you need to pay the CIL or not. Failure to submit these at the correct time may result in additional costs.
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a planning charge used to support development of local infrastructure. It 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
See Government guidance on the CIL for more information.
How to submit your forms
Or by post:
Planning Services
Merrion House
110 Merrion Centre
Leeds
LS2 8BB
When to submit your forms
Applications for planning permission
When submitting a planning application, submit the CIL additional information requirements form at the same time – this is used to see if you have to pay the CIL for your development. Find out what else you need to send us if you don’t have to pay CIL.
Permitted development work
If you are planning to carry out permitted development work, submit a 'Notice of chargeable development form' before work commences.
Forms to send if you do have to pay the CIL
- Once planning permission is granted you will receive a CIL Liability Notice – this tells you the amount you have to pay once you start your development. Estimate how much you will have to pay.
- After receiving the Liability Notice, complete and submit the Assumption of Liability.
- Before starting work on your development, you must send us a Commencement Notice and, if applicable, any forms to claim relief or exemption for your development.
- When we receive your Commencement Notice, we will send you a Demand Notice, which confirms how much you will need to pay, and lets you know how to pay. Amounts more than £10,000 can be paid in instalments. See the CIL instalments policy (PDF 50KB) for details of when payments should be made.
If relief has been granted
Before starting work on your development, you must submit:
- a commencement notice
- any applicable forms to claim relief or exemption for your development
Who is responsible for paying
See GOV.UK guidance about who is liable to pay the Community Infrastructure Levy.
Withdraw or transfer liability
Before commencement
If you are liable to pay the CIL, you may withdraw or transfer liability at any time before commencement using either a 'Withdrawal of assumption of liability', or a 'Transfer of liability' form.
After commencement
You cannot withdraw liability, and must instead transfer liability to another person by submitting a Transfer of liability form.
Appealing Community Infrastructure Levy charges
If your development is liable for the CIL, payment is mandatory.
You can appeal to the Government’s Valuation Office Agency if you think a mistake has been made in our calculations.
