Newark and Sherwood is first council with CIL charging schedule in force

Newark and Sherwood is a CIL frontrunner, which means that it is one of a group of local authorities chosen by the Government to 'trial run' the Community Infrastructure Levy scheme.

The CIL will be applied to all relevant planning permissions in the Newark and Sherwood district council area from 1 December 2011. The levy was approved by full council on 20 September 2011.

CIL will be charged by reference to the size in square metres (sq m) of the development at differential rates, according to the type of development and by location.

The Newark and Sherwood district is divided into eight zones, all of which will be charged at different rates for certain residential and commercial development. Residential rates will vary depending on the zone. For some areas there is no levy, others rise incrementally up to a maximum levy of £75 per sq m for the Southwell rural zone.

All zones will be charged £100 per sq m for retail development, bar the Newark Growth Point zone, for which there is a charge of £125 per sq m.

Industrial development is only charged for Newark and the rural north zone, where there is a levy charge of £15 per sq m. There is to be no levy for industrial development in any other zone.

CIL charges will be based on the size, type and location of the development proposed. The money raised will be used to pay for strategic infrastructure required to support development in the district, the Council said.