The Council has proposed to divide its administrative area into five residential charging zones with four different rates. It has set the proposed rates as £90 per square metre in the Outer Northern zone; £45 per sq m in the Outer Southern zone; £24 per sq m in the Outer Central zone and £5 per sq m in both the Inner Area zone and the City Centre zone.
For retail developments below 500 sq m, a City-wide rate of £5 is proposed. For developments above 500 sq m, the proposed rate is £158 per sq m within the City Centre and £248 per sq m outside the City Centre.
Office developments in the City Centre are subject to a proposed rate of £40 per sq m. All other uses, except for development by a "predominantly publicly funded or not for profit organisation, including sports and leisure centres, medical or health services, community facilities, and education", would be subject to a rate of £5 per sq m.
The consultation will open on 27 March and run until 15 May. The Council said it aims to adopt CIL by April 2014.
