The DCS, which the Council has put out for public consultation, proposes to divide the district into two residential charging zones. Zone B will cover the northern part of the district as well as Edenbridge in the south western part and Zone A will cover the remaining parts of the District.
For residential uses, the Council has proposed that developments in Zone A will be subject to a CIL rate of £125 per sq m and that developments in Zone B will be subject to a rate of £75 per sq m.
The Council said it had set the rates in accordance with proposals in its viability study, which it said had found that residential charges could be varied across the District on the basis of different gross development values in those areas.
Supermarkets and superstores primarily selling convenience goods and retail warehouses are all subject to a proposed District-wide rate of £125 per sq m. A proposed zero rate levy will apply to all other developments.
The Council said that, although its viability assessment had shown that CIL could be charged on small convenience stores, it had proposed a zero rate levy for this type of development. It said that this was to ensure it would not create a competitive advantage for comparison stores, which the assessment had shown were not viable to pay CIL.
The consultation will be open until 2 May. The Council said it expects to adopt CIL early next year.
