The Council consulted on its DCS in the summer. It had set a draft rate for an "all other uses" category, which included developments falling within Use Classes C1, C2, C4 and D, of £50 per square metre. In the proposed modifications, this has been reduced to a nil rate levy.
The Council has also proposed a number of minor modifications, including the addition of a definition of supermarkets and a replacement of its draft Regulation 123 list, which sets out the list of infrastructure the Council intends to spend its CIL funds on, with a final Regulation 123 list.
The proposed rates set out in the DCS for residential developments, ranging from £15 per sq m to £265 per sq m, as well as the draft £95 per sq m rate for supermarkets, the draft £25 rate for retail warehouses and the nil rate levy for office, industrial, health and education uses remain unchanged.
The consultation is open for comments until 26 November. The Council submitted the DCS for examination at the end of last month. A hearing has been scheduled to take place on 18 December.
