CIL charges

Development type:	Charge per sqm of new or additional Gross Internal Area (GIA)
Residential District-wide of less than 250 homes (Greenfield)	£225
Residential District-wide of 250 homes or more (Greenfield)	£150
Residential District-wide (Previously developed land)	£125
Residential District-wide 100% flatted	£25
Defined strategic sites known as:  Salt Cross Garden Village  West Eynsham  North Witney  East Witney; and  East Chipping Norton	£0
Large Format Retail	£125
All other non-residential development	£0

How to calculate chargeable floorspace

The chargeable floorspace is measured as the gross internal area (GIA) and is per floor and includes all buildings, including garages. More information can be found in the Code of measuring practice RICS guidance (opens as a PDF).

Existing floorspace is not taken into account when determining CIL liability, but it is possible to receive a reduction on your CIL charge if the existing floorspace has been in continuous lawful use.

When you need to pay

CIL payments are due when you start your development. You will need to send us a commencement notice so we know when work is starting.

We will then send you a demand notice which has details on who is liable for payment, the amount payable including any reliefs or surcharges. We only accept payment via BACS or card.

The demand notice will tell you the dates on which payments are due and whether you can pay in instalments.

Surcharges and enforcement

In some cases we may charge you an additional fee if you do not submit the right forms at the right time.

We can apply extra charges and interest to applications where there has been a:

failure to submit CIL Forms

failure to inform of a disqualifying event

late payment

failure to comply with information from us as the Charging Authority

A list of the surcharges is available to download.

CIL Surcharges Guidance - pdf - 128 Kb

Enforcement

We can also serve CIL Stop Notices which stop development until the outstanding levy has been collected.