Community Infrastructure Levy changes confirmed. Regulations are about to be laid (coming into force by the end of January 2014) to:
- extend the effective deadline for CIL adoption/ s106 pooling restrictions by 1 year
- exempt ‘self builders’ from CIL
- allow rates to be set by scale/ size of development
- relax the requirement for buildings to be in active use before redevelopment to avoid liability (to 6 continuous months in 3 years)
- allow detailed permissions the same phasing/cashflow flexibility as outline permissions
- broaden the availability of discretionary relief where s106 obligations create viability constraints
- allow CIL payments to be credited against CIL liabilities where schemes change as they are constructed
- clarifying that Affordable Rent benefits from Social Housing Relief
- base CIL liability on the date of permission, rather than the ‘first permits’ date
- allow developers credit for delivering (or promising to deliver) strategic infrastructure, subject to procurement rules
Watch this space on CIL Agreements and procurement solutions.
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