Mandatory charitable relief

In order to benefit from charitable relief, the person/organisation claiming relief must follow the processes below.

1. Assume liability to pay CIL, through the submission to the Council of a CIL Assumption of Liability form prior to the commencement of the chargeable development.
2. Submit to the council CIL form - Charitable Relief Claim Form, prior to commencement of the chargeable development. If there is more than one material interest in the relevant land, the claimant must submit an apportionment assessment alongside the claim. Please refer to Regulation 34 for more detail.
3. The council will assess the claim and the developer will be issued with a Charitable Relief Claim Form Decision and the amount of any relief granted.
4. Before development commences a Commencement Notice must be submitted to the council. The date on the Commencement Notice determines when the seven year claw back period expires.

You can obtain the relevant forms from the Planning Portal.

If development begins before a commencement notice is submitted, it will be subject to a surcharge equal to 20% of the amount that would have been charged if charitable relief had not been granted or £2,500, whichever is the lower amount (Regulation 83 as amended by the 2019 Regulations).