CIL proposals published: developers fear PGS return
The Government has introduced provisions in the Planning Bill for the new Community Infrastructure Levy, which will establish a 'better way to increase investment in the vital infrastructure that growing communities need,' it says. The Bill allows for regulations to empower local councils to apply a community infrastructure levy on new developments in their areas to support infrastructure delivery.
A document published this week sets out the background to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and more detail on the provisions in the Planning Bill. It goes on to explain how it is envisaged at this stage the CIL will operate, in particular:
- how the CIL will be set;
- how the CIL will be spent;
- the future of planning obligations;
- how, when and by whom CIL will be paid; and
- the approach to exemptions and thresholds.
Developers are worried that the planning gain supplement (PGS), rejected recently by Government, could creep in the the back door due to a worring clause in the planned legislation.
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