savills.com CIL – An Industry View Philip Brown MRTPI Associate Director, Savills 16 October 2012

1.The Story so Far 2.LPA Progress National and Local 3.Emerging Rates 4.Themes and Issues 5.Making a Difference 6.Conclusions

The Story so Far  Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010  Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2011  Detailed Proposals and Draft Regulations for Reform: Consultation  Further amendments due...but when?  Supplementary Guidance (Viability Testing Local Plans / Financial Viability in Planning)

National Progress to Date 85 Committed to CIL 110 Producing their evidence base 39 Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule stage 10 Draft Charging Schedule stage 10 Examination stage 6 Charging Schedule Adopted or Implemented Source: Savills, 16 September 2012

Local Progress to Date  West Berkshire  South Oxfordshire District  Reading  Basingstoke and Deane  Swindon  Wiltshire Council  Vale of White Horse District  Test Valley  Wokingham Borough  Hart District

Local Progress to Date 10 Committed to CIL 7 Producing their evidence base 2 Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule stage 0 Draft Charging Schedule stage 0 Examination stage 0 Charging Schedule Adopted or Implemented Source: Savills, 16 September 2012

Emerging CIL Rates  Of the 9 LPA’s bordering West Berkshire, Swindon and Wiltshire Council furthest advanced  Maximum average rates emerging:  Residential: £135/m 2 nationally vs. £63/m 2 Swindon and Wilts  Retail: £143/m 2 nationally vs. £187/m 2 Swindon and Wilts  But beware rates vary greatly:  Nearly £600 for residential in some London Boroughs  In excess of £200 in other Shire authorities  Large residential schemes in Swindon Borough may pay no CIL at all

Themes and issues  New and largely untested legislation  Apathy  Engaging in the Process  LPAs and their consultants need data from the industry  Early engagement is the most effective  Keep abreast of emerging consultations – four week consultation periods  Examiners need to see alternative evidence  Representations should be supported by viability evidence  Application of S.106 following adoption of CIL  Affordable Housing Relief  Closing loopholes - S.73 and CIL Liability

Making a Difference  Outcomes:  Southampton reduction in residential rate  Bristol amended the charging zone boundaries  Greater Norwich Development Partnership residential rate reduced  Greater transparency  Slow shift towards consensus on key assumptions  Clarification slow to work through the system  Poole - Differential rates for retail

Conclusions  Active engagement important in supporting LPAs to get it right  Changes will come but LPAs are moving fast – we must keep up  We can make a difference if approached in the right manner  Doing nothing is not an option!