The Council has launched a consultation on the PDCS (26-page / 4.77MB PDF), in which it proposes that residential developments within Axminster, Exmouth, Honiton, Ottery St Mary and Seaton should be subject to a CIL rate of £80 per square metre.
Residential developments within allocated "Cranbrook expansion areas" as defined in the Council's forthcoming Local Plan, are subject to a proposed rate of £56 per sq m. The proposed rate for developments in the rest of the District is £125 per sq m.
The Council said in the PDCS that its viability assessment had shown that the Cranbrook area was the only emerging Local Plan allocated area that would be likely to be CIL liable. It also said that, because a single consortium was undertaking coordinated development in the Cranbrook area, it would be desirable to retain "considerable emphasis" on section 106 contributions.
All retail developments in the "Inside Town Centre Shopping Areas" and "Mixed Use Allocations" set out in the forthcoming Local Plan are subject to a proposed zero rate levy.
In the rest of the District, "Out of Town Centre Retail" is proposed to be subject to a rate of £150 per sq m. The proposed rate for warehouse retail is £200 per sq m.
A proposed zero rate levy will apply to all other non-residential uses.
The consultation will be open until 22 March. The Council said it plans to adopt CIL along with its new Local Plan in 2014.
