Community Infrastructure Levy forms for £49
The levy is a charge on new floor space that can turn into a surcharge if one form is late. We prepare the right forms, in the right order, and send them to your council.
£49 fixed fee, no VAT to add
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The short answer
The Community Infrastructure Levy is a charge councils may make on new development. If a project is liable, or qualifies for an exemption, forms must be sent to the council at set times. We prepare and submit them for £49, no VAT to add, and they are free inside every planning package.
Community Infrastructure Levy forms
from £49
- Fixed fee
- £49
- VAT
- None to add
- A check of whether your council charges the levy and whether your project is liable
- The assumption of liability form, naming who pays
- The exemption claim for a residential extension or annex, where you qualify, before work starts
- The commencement notice before work begins, where one is needed
- A dated list of what to send and when, so no deadline passes unnoticed
- Answers to the council’s questions on the forms
£49. A starting fee: we confirm one fixed figure after checking your address. The council’s own fee, where there is one, is paid to the council.
Get my fixed feeHow the forms are handled
Liability check
We check whether the council charges the levy, and whether your floor space and use make you liable.
Exemptions
We look at the exemptions and reliefs that fit your project and your circumstances.
Prepare
We complete the forms from your application and the drawings, for you to approve.
Send
We send the forms to the council at the right stages: before the decision, before work and on commencement.
Diary
You receive a dated list of what is due, so you know the next step.
Who pays the levy, and who does not
Most new development that creates 100 square metres or more of floor space, or a new dwelling, is potentially liable (GOV.UK guidance). That means most house extensions are exempt, because minor development under 100 square metres is generally exempt, and so are residential extensions of an owner-occupied main home.
The new dwelling is the trap. Minor development that creates a new dwelling is liable even if it is under 100 square metres, so a garden flat or an annex built to let can owe the levy. Where the liability comes to less than fifty pounds, it is treated as zero.
- Under 100 m² of new floor space: generally exempt, unless it creates a dwelling
- Extension to your own home: exempt, with a claim made before work starts
- Annex in the grounds of your home: exempt, with a claim and a commencement notice
- New dwelling: liable, unless a relief applies
The forms that cost money if you miss them
An exemption must be claimed before work starts. For a residential annex, a commencement notice must also go to the council before work begins. If it is late, the council must add a surcharge of 20% of the notional charge, capped at two thousand five hundred pounds, and has little discretion to waive it.
An annex exemption is also withdrawn if, within 3 years of the compliance certificate, the annex is let or sold separately from the main house. We note that on your list, so the decision to let is taken with its cost in view.
Why include the forms with a planning application
The forms depend on the same facts as the application: floor areas, the use and who owns the land. Preparing them at the same time means the numbers agree across the application and the levy forms.
That is why they are included free in every planning package, and why we offer them separately for people drawing their own application.
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The levy in numbers
100 m²
Floor area at which new development becomes potentially liable, unless it creates a dwelling.
Source: Community Infrastructure Levy: planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
New dwelling
Minor development that creates a new dwelling is liable even under 100 square metres.
Source: Community Infrastructure Levy: planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
20%
Surcharge on the notional charge if a commencement notice is late for an exempt annex.
Source: Community Infrastructure Levy: planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
Cap
The surcharge is capped at two thousand five hundred pounds.
Source: Community Infrastructure Levy: planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
3 years
Period after the compliance certificate in which letting or selling an annex separately withdraws the exemption.
Source: Community Infrastructure Levy: planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
Under 50
A levy liability under fifty pounds is treated as zero.
Source: Community Infrastructure Levy: planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
Before work
An exemption claim must reach the council before development commences.
Source: Community Infrastructure Levy: planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
Questions about the levy forms
Does every London council charge the levy?
Not all councils charge it, and rates and rules vary. We check your council’s charging schedule for your project.
Is my rear extension liable?
An extension under 100 square metres that is not a new dwelling is generally exempt, and larger extensions of your own main home may claim the residential extension exemption. We check which applies.
Source: Community Infrastructure Levy: planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
What if I started work already?
Tell us at once. The guidance says an exemption claim must be submitted before development commences, so work already begun may affect your position. We will explain what can still be done.
Do you pay the levy?
No. The levy is paid to the council by the person who assumes liability. We prepare the forms.
Get the forms right the first time
Send the address and the project. We reply with what is due and prepare the forms for £49.