Appeal a community infrastructure levy notice under Regulation 117, 118 or 119
How to appeal a community infrastructure levy notice under Regulation 117, 118 or 119.
Applies to England
1. When you can appeal
You may appeal against a surcharge (Regulation 117) imposed by the Community Infrastructure Levy collecting authority on the following grounds:
- the claimed breach which led to the imposition of the surcharge did not occur;
- the collecting authority did not serve a liability notice in respect of the chargeable development to which the surcharge relates; or
- that the surcharge has been calculated incorrectly.
- appealing against a surcharge will suspend its effect until the Planning Inspectorate has decided the appeal in question.
You may appeal against any decision by the levy collecting authority where you disagree with the deemed commencement date given in the Demand Notice (Regulation 118).
You may appeal against the issue of a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) stop notice (Regulation 119) where:
- the collecting authority did not serve a warning notice before imposing the CIL stop notice; or
- the development for which the CIL stop notice was imposed has not commenced.
Deadline for appealing
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appeals against a surcharge (Regulation 117) must be made within 28 days of the surcharge
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appeals against a decision by the levy collecting authority to deem that development has commenced (Regulation 118) must be made within 28 days of the date the notice was issued
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appeals against CIL stop notices must be made within 60 days of the date the notice takes effect.
2. How to appeal
Make your appeal by filling in the
.See the guide on how to complete your appeal form.
3. Comment on an appeal
Anyone can comment on a community infrastructure levy appeal.
4. After you appeal
The Planning Inspectorate will check your appeal to make sure it’s valid. They’ll tell you the start date, what happens next and how long your appeal may take.
If anyone behaves unreasonably
You can apply for an ‘award of costs’ if anyone involved in your appeal has cost you money by behaving unreasonably, eg missing deadlines. You can have costs awarded against you too.
You can complain about how the Planning Inspectorate handled your appeal. There’s no time limit for complaints.
5. If you disagree with the appeal decision
You can challenge the decision in the High Court if you think the Planning Inspectorate made a legal mistake.
Get advice from a lawyer if you’re unsure about this.
6. Contact
Contact The Planning Inspectorate
7. Decisions
Decisions issued from 1 May 2021, relating to appeals submitted before 31 December 2022, are available on the Appeals Casework Portal . Please contact the Planning Inspectorate if you cannot locate a specific appeal decision.
Decisions issued between June 2014 and April 2021 are below:
8. How we use your information
The Planning Inspectorate takes its data protection responsibilities for the information you provide us with very seriously. To find out more about how we use and manage your personal data, please go to our privacy notice.
The Valuation Office Agency publish Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) appeal decisions.
Updates to this page
Published 1 January 2012Last updated 8 March 2024 + show all updates
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Appeal form updated and APP/Z3825/L/23/3336220 Decision date: 7 March 2024
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Appeal form updated with ways to send your appeal to us
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Section 7. Decisions updated with link to new decisions area
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Updated to say Decisions issued after April 2021 are available on the Appeals Casework Portal
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APP/PO119/L/20/1200433, APP/T5150/L/20/1200429, APP/U2235/L/20/1200444, APP/K3415/L/20/1200446, APP/L3815/L/20/1200448 and APP/J4423/L/20/1200456 decisions
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