The Castle Point Plan

Waste & Recycling collections across the Easter period will be normal the week of Good Friday and one day late on the week of Easter Monday (21 April).

CIL Charitable Relief

Who can apply

A charitable institution which owns a material interest in the land will get full relief from their share of the liability where the chargeable development will be used “wholly, or mainly, for charitable purposes”.

A charitable institution includes:

  • Registered charities – Charities which are registered with the Charity Commission.
  • Exempt charities – Charities which cannot register under the Charities Act 2011 and are not subject to the Charity Commission's supervisory powers. They are listed in Schedule 3 of the 2011 Charities Act and include some educational institutions, and most universities and national museums.
  • Excepted charities – Charities excepted from the need to register but which are still supervised by the Charity Commission.
  • Other bodies – Where they are established for charitable purposes.

How to apply

You'll need to:

complete the charitable and social housing relief form

Disqualifying event

A disqualifying event is where a change results in you no longer being entitled to relief or exemption.

If you have not commenced development at this time, you may submit a new application for charitable relief.

If a disqualifying event occurs you must notify us in writing within 14 days of the event. If this is not done, a surcharge will be applied in addition to the levy.

You'll be charged the full amount for CIL if within seven years of development commencing you:

  • Change purpose –the land granted relief ceases to be a charitable institution or the building changes use to a non-charitable use.
  • Change ownership – the land granted relief transfers from a charitable institution to a non-charitable institution.
  • Change leasehold – Charitable relief is given on leased land, the lease is then terminated before the end of its term and the new leaseholder is a non-charitable institution.

Important information

It's important that you do not begin work until you submit your application for charitable relief, and you receive notice from us with a decision.

If you start any work, including digging foundations, your application for relief will be refused.

Appeals

You have the right to appeal against a grant of relief to the Valuation Office Agency.