Transport funding: has CIL had its day?

The way developers contribute funding to local transport infrastructure in England looks likely to change following a critical assessment of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) system

Within England, implementation of the Community Infrastructure Levy is concentrated in the South. Many authorities in the Midlands and North (grey areas) have no plans to implement the levy. Source: CIL review team

Not so long ago, the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was being championed as the way to increase developer contributions to transport and other infrastructure. Introduced in England via the 2008 Planning Act, the levy was designed to collect contributions towards the cumulative impacts of development across an area. In places where CIL was adopted, the previous, often cumbersome, practice of councils negotiating Section 106 developer contributions would be restricted to site-specific issues...

Subscribe today to read this article in full...

Benefits of subscribing to TransportXtra: Transport Intelligence Package & TransportXtra.com

• Includes full online access to TransportXtra.com and searchable archive

• Essential reading for public and private sector transport professionals in the UK and beyond

• Stay ahead of the competition – hear it first

• Written by leading experts in the transport industry

• Additional publications throughout the year covering specific subjects Active Travel Directory, Loveable Neighbourhoods and Data and Modelling

• Access to our webinar library

• Full access to the 50,000 article archive

• Tailored E-bulletins

Magazine + Online

Pay Monthly

£12.00

Fixed Term

1 year, 1 user £100.00 1 year, 2 users £190.00 1 year, 5 users £400.00

 

Online Only

Pay Monthly

£16.25

Price shown ex VAT. Monthly subscription amount charged monthly to registered card.

Fixed Term

1 Year Subscription £130.00 30 Day Subscription £30.00 90 Day Subscription £60.00

Invoice option available on fixed-term subscription. Subscriptions begin from receipt of payment.