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Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

What is the Community Infrastructure Levy?

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge per square metre of floorspace on new development.

The money collected goes towards the cost of new infrastructure such as schools, transport links and open spaces to support new housing and jobs.

A development may be liable for CIL if:

it involves at least 100 square meters gross internal area (GIA) of new build floorspace;
creates one or more new dwellings (even if it is less than 100 square metres of floor space);
includes development permitted by a 'general consent' (including permitted development); or
involves a change of use and the building/s has not been lawfully used for at least 6 months in the past 3 years prior to development being first permitted*

*For full planning permission, development is first permitted on the date it is granted; for phased permission, when the final reserved matter or any pre-commencement condition is approved.

Changing Schedules

There are three charging schedules in effect within Newham:

The London Borough of Newham, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) area within the borough, and the Mayoral CIL which Newham collects on behalf of the Mayor of London to fund regionally significant projects like Crossrail.

Newham Annual CIL Rate Summary 2025

Newham publishes its update on CIL charges yearly as required by CIL Regulations. This update covers the rates that apply to planning permissions granted in 2025.

Read the Newham Annual CIL Rate Summary 2025 (PDF)

London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Annual CIL Rate Summary 2025

Effective 1 December 2024, Newham is the charging and collecting authority for the LLDC CIL area within Newham’s boundaries. The Annual Rate Summary is effective for planning permissions within the LLDC area granted in 2025.

Read the LLDC Annual CIL Rate Summary 2025 (PDF)

Infrastructure List

The Infrastructure List will be updated annually and sets out the types of infrastructure or projects which may be funded by Newham’s strategic CIL receipts.

Read the current CIL Infrastructure List (PDF)

CIL Procedure and Payment

Submitting your planning application

You must include a Form 1 (CIL Additional Information) when submitting a planning application. This will help us as the Collecting Authority to determine whether your development is liable to CIL.

After planning permission is granted

Please make sure to send all CIL forms and additional information to us at CIL@newham.gov.uk.

You must submit a Form 2 (Assumption of Liability) to assume liability to pay CIL in respect of the chargeable development. This must be submitted before commencing the development.

We determine the chargeable floorspace based on measuring the approved plans according to the definition of Gross Internal Area (GIA) from the RICS Code of Measuring Practice, 6th edition (PDF).

We will issue a CIL Liability Notice as soon as practical after the decision notice is issued. The Liability Notice will detail how much CIL will be payable should the development commence.

For development granted under general consent (such as Permitted Development Rights or a Local Development Order), you must submit a Form 5 (Notice of Chargeable Development) before starting any works. This will help us determine whether the development is liable to CIL. Not submitting the form will lead to penalties or delays.

Relief and exemptions

If your organisation is a charity, if the development is intended for social housing, or if the development is intended for self-build housing, you may qualify for relief or an exemption (either partial or full) in your CIL liability. For further details, please refer to the CIL guidance on relief and exemptions. To apply for exemption or relief, you must submit an Exemption Claim form - Form 7 (Self Build - Part 1); Form 8 (Residential Annex); Form 9 (Residential Extension) or Relief Claim form - Form 10 (Charitable and/or Social Housing), along with relevant additional information as outlined in the guidance. Please note that we do not offer exceptional circumstances relief.

Qualifying for ‘in-use’ credit

If any existing buildings on the site of the planning permission will be retained, demolished, or partially demolished as part of the proposed development, additional supporting evidence will be necessary if the building (or part of a building) has been in lawful use for at least 6 months within the past 36 months from the planning permission decision date.

The collecting authority will consider at least two of the following for demonstrating ‘in-use.’

Utility bills
Planning permission establishing lawful use (i.e. the extant permission / Certificates of use)
Water / Rates Bill

You can submit a combination of the following to support those listed above.

Copy of relevant lease agreement/s
Invoices
Council Tax
Business Rates
Goods in / out
Photographic evidence (date stamped)

NB: It is important to note that this is not an exhaustive list, and it may be that only certain items may be relevant depending on the circumstances. The information submitted for consideration should cover the same 6 month period in the 36 months. If we do not receive the required information before commencement, we will continue to deem the existing floorspace to be zero.

Before you commence the development

You must submit a Form 6 (Commencement Notice) at least one day before works commence on site. It is important that you submit a valid Commencement Notice to avoid surcharges and late payment interest. We will issue a Demand Notice detailing the amount payable as set out in our CIL Instalment Policy.

Payment

Payment is accepted by BACS/bank transfer. When paying, please make sure you quote the CIL payment reference, i.e. CILXXXXX-LPXXXXX found on the Demand Notice and notify the payment date and amount to us at CIL@newham.gov.uk.

Account Name: London Borough of Newham

Account number: 00879113

Sort Code: 30-00-02

Review and appeals

If you think that we have made a mistake in calculating the chargeable amount, you can make a request for review under Regulation 113. This must be made in writing and sent via email to CIL@newham.gov.uk within 28 days of the Liability Notice being issued and prior to the commencement of the development. You cannot request a review if a relief claim has been submitted and the claim has not been withdrawn.

If you are still unhappy with the calculation following this review, you can appeal to the Valuation Office Agency under Regulation 114. This appeal must be made within 60 days of the original Liability Notice being issued and before the development has commenced.

If a development begins without a Commencement Notice being submitted, we will deem a commencement date and apply surcharges that must be paid. If you think we have applied surcharges incorrectly, you may submit an appeal under Regulation 117 to the Planning Inspectorate. This appeal must be made within 28 days of the surcharge(s) being applied.

If we have deemed the commencement date of the development and you wish to challenge that date, you may submit an appeal under Regulation 118 to the Planning Inspectorate. This appeal must be made within 28 days of the Demand Notice being issued.

Further guidance on CIL is available at gov.uk.

You can also find all CIL forms on the Planning Portal website.

Important warning on fraudulent emails

We are aware that there have been incidents of fraudulent emails claiming to be from other local authorities changing bank details associated with CIL payments. Newham Council is not aware of any data breaches or hacking of the Council’s emails in relation to CIL notices.

If you receive a Liability Notice or Demand Notice and would like to contact the Council about this, please email CIL@newham.gov.uk.

Annual Reports

In accordance with Regulation 62 of the pre-September 2019 amendments to the CIL Regulations, annual reports prior to 2019/20 on the CIL receipts and expenditure are published below:

Contact the CIL team

Email: CIL@newham.gov.uk