CIL Instalment Policy

CIL payments become due upon the commencement of development. The Council has agreed an instalment policy to help developers pay CIL over an extended period of development.

This was agreed by the Council on 22 March 2023 and came into effect on 1 May 2023.

The instalment policy that applies from 1 May 2023 is set out below.

Instalments Policy
The levy rates are required to be paid to the Council through the following instalments following the provision of a CIL Demand Notice issued by the Council.

The Levy Rates

Overall CIL Liability	Payment Instalments
£5,000 or less	Payment in full within 60 days (as per regulations)
£5,000.01 - £19,999.99	Instalment 1: 50% within 60 days Instalment 2: 50% within 180 days
£20,000 - £99,999.99	Instalment 1: 25% within 60 days Instalment 2: 25% within 180 days Instalment 3: 25% within 365 days Instalment 4: 25% within 540 days
£100,000 - £499,999.99	Instalment 1: 20% within 60 days Instalment 2: 20% within 180 days Instalment 3: 20% within 365 days Instalment 4: 20% within 540 days Instalment 5: 20% within 730 days
£500,000 or more	Agreement of project specific payment schedule

Any and all outstanding instalments become due immediately on completion of the final unit irrespective of the schedule shown in the table above.

You can download  CIL Instalment Policy March 2023 [pdf] 162KB