FOI request (FOIR-733789188)

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

Requested Thu 24 July 2025
Responded Thu 31 July 2025

1. Has the local authority adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and, if so, when did it adopt this tax?

2. How much money received via CIL payments is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority?

3. How much of this sum has been allocated for infrastructure projects and how much is currently unallocated?

4. What is the current interest rate (%) that the local authority receives for holding unspent CIL money?

5. What was the monetary value of the interest accrued from unspent CIL monies for the financial year 2023/24?

6. Are CIL funds ring-fenced for community infrastructure projects?

7. Is the interest generated from unspent CIL monies directed towards the local authority’s general fund?

8. What is the rate (£ per square metre) that the local authority charges for CIL liable development?

9. How many planning applications for main residences were liable for CIL in 2023/24?

10. What percentage of property developments with 10 or more residential dwellings were liable for CIL in 2023/24?

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Response

Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.