The Council has proposed to divide its administrative area into three zones for private market houses. Within the "cold market sub-area" it has set a proposed CIL rate of £20 per square metre. The proposed rate increases to £40 per sq m in the "moderate market sub-area" and to £80 per sq m in the "hot market sub-area".
The Council has set a separate proposed rate of £65 per sq m for apartments in the "hot market sub-area".
For retail warehouses, the Council has proposed a flat rate of £75 per sq m, whilst a rate of £225 per sq m would apply to supermarkets if the rates in the DCS are adopted.
A nil rate levy has been set for public and institutional facilities including education, health, community and emergency services. All other chargeable development is proposed to be subject to a rate of £10 per sq m.
With the exception of supermarket developments, the rates set out in the DCS remain unchanged from the rates in the Council's preliminary draft charging schedule which it consulted on in August and September last year. The PDCS had proposed a rate of £250 for supermarkets.
The Council said that, although its evidence had supported the application of a higher charge for supermarkets, it had chosen to take a "more cautious approach" and reduced the proposed rate by 10%.
The consultation will be open for comments until 24 June. The Council said it expects to submit the DCS for examination in the summer.
