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Birmingham City Council has published its community infrastructure levy (CIL) preliminary draft charging schedule (PDCS) for consultation.

The PDCS (7-page / 535KB PDF) sets out proposed maximum CIL tariffs for retail, residential, hotel and leisure developments. The proposed charge for supermarket retail above 5,000 square metres is £380 per sq m and £150 per sq m for supermarket retail below 5,000 sq m.

Residential developments in 'Value Zones' one, two and three and student housing will be subject to a proposed charge of £115 per sq m and residential developments in 'Value Zones' four, five, six and seven and city centre core offices are proposed a charge of £55 per sq m.

The proposed charges for city centre hotels development is £45 per sq m; £35 per sq m for leisure development; £25 per sq m for city centre fringe office and out of city centre hotel development and £15 per sq m for all other office development. Industrial, educational and health development will be subject to a proposed zero-rate charge.

The consultation will run from 5 November until 14 January. The Council expects to adopt CIL in April 2014.

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