Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) liable development, as defined within the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations (as amended) 2010 and the Planning PracticeGuidance, will be required to pay the following levy rates.
Development type |
CIL rate per sqm |
Residential dwellings within the City of York |
£200 |
Residential dwellings within the City of York Local Plan strategic sites ST7, ST8, ST9, ST14 and ST15 |
£0 |
Residential dwellings within the remaining City of York Local Plan strategic sites |
£100 |
Sheltered / Retirement accommodation |
£100 |
Extra care accommodation on Brownfield sites |
£100 |
Extra care accommodation on Greenfield sites |
£0 |
Purpose Built Student Housing without an affordable housing contribution |
£150 |
Purpose Built Student Housing with 100 or fewer student bedrooms and an affordable housing contribution |
£50 |
Convenience[1] retail with up to 450 sqm gross internal area |
£100 |
Comparison[2] retail built outside the City Centre boundary |
£100 |
Comparison retail built inside of the City Centre boundary |
£0 |
All other development |
£0 |
The above levy rates are required to be paid to the Council throughthe following instalments following the provision of a CIL Demand Notice issued by the Council.
Overall CIL liability |
Payment instalments |
£20,000 or less |
Payment in full within 240 days |
£20,000 - £50,000 |
50% paid within 360 days Further 50% paid within 540 days |
£100,000 - £500,000 |
10% paid within 270 days Further 15% paid within 540 days Further 25% paid within 720 days Remaining 50% paid within 900 days |
£500,000 or more |
Agreement of project specific payment schedule |
The CIL Charging Schedule includes variable rates for retail within and outsidethe city centre boundaries. The map below presents the relevant boundary that will be subject to the variable retail CIL rates. It also indicates, for clarity the boundaries of the strategic sites and the university campuses.
Detail of the boundaries of the city centre relevant to the retail CIL rates: