CIL Charging Schedule

The Charging Schedule sets out the types of developments liable for CIL, and the amount that will be charged per square metre of additional development.

The Charging Schedule was published on 23 March 2023 and came into effect on 1 May 2023.

For ease of reference, the charges that apply from 1 January 2025 are set out below. You should view the CIL Charging Schedule to see the associated maps.

Charging Schedule

Development type

Indexed CIL charge 2025

Indexed CIL charge 2024

Initial CIL charge 2023

Housing on the mainland [1]
(including Benfleet, Thundersley and Hadleigh)

£275.35

£268.31

£250

Flat on the mainland (including Benfleet, Thundersley and Hadleigh)

£99.13

£96.59

£90

Housing on Canvey Island: [2]

  • Greenfield sites
  • Brownfield sites

 

£132.17
 £37.45

 

£128.79
£36.49

 

£120
 £34

Flat on Canvey Island:

  • Greenfield sites
  • Brownfield sites

 

£33.04
 £29.74

 

£32.20
£28.98

 

£30
 £27

Sheltered/retirement and extra care housing

£0

£0

£0

Convenience retail for the first 450 sqm gross internal area [3]

£220.28

£214.65

£200

Convenience retail for each sqm over 450 sqm gross internal area

£55.07

£53.66

£50

Comparison retail outside of the town centre boundaries [4]

£220.28

£214.65

£200

All other development

£0

£0

£0

 

[1] All house types excluding flats
[2] All house types excluding flats
[3] Convenience retail provides lower value good purchased regularly to meet day to day needs such as food, newspapers, petrol etc.
[4] Comparison retail provides higher value goods purchased less often, such as household items, electrical goods, clothes, shoes etc.