Homebuilding & Renovating

The ultimate guide to the COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge which can be levied by local authorities on all new development in their area, including new homes, with the aim of supporting local infrastructure. The average CIL charge in England is currently £95/m2 , so the CIL liability on the average self-build home measuring 247m2 is an eye-watering £23,465!

When CIL was introduced, it applied to all new homes and took many self-builders by surprise as its introduction had not been widely advertised outside of the development industry. The good news is that, thanks to lobbying by the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) and Homebuilding & Renovating, a self-build exemption was introduced in 2014, giving full relief from CIL for people building or commissioning a new dwelling for their own occupation, providing they follow the regulations.

The self-build exemption was granted in recognition of the exceptional costs of designing and building a single dwelling, or individual dwellings, on serviced plots, compared to building a larger development of

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