Disclosure Log
the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) (FOI/6159)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 25 July 2025
Dear ***** *****
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/6159
Thank you for your request for information relating to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL):
• Has the local authority adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and, if so, when did it adopt this tax
• How much money received via CIL payments is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority
• How much of this sum has been allocated for infrastructure projects and how much is currently unallocated
• What is the current interest rate (%) that the local authority receives for holding unspent CIL money
• What was the monetary value of the interest accrued from unspent CIL monies for the financial year 2023/24
• Are CIL funds ring-fenced for community infrastructure projects
• Is the interest generated from unspent CIL monies directed towards the local authority’s general fund
• What is the rate (£ per square metre) that the local authority charges for CIL-liable development
• How many planning applications for main residences were liable for CIL in 2023/24
• What percentage of property developments with 10 or more residential dwellings were liable for CIL in 2023/24
• How much money received via CIL payments is currently held, unspent, by the local planning authority
• How much of this sum has been allocated for infrastructure projects and how much is currently unallocated
• What is the current interest rate (%) that the local authority receives for holding unspent CIL money
• What was the monetary value of the interest accrued from unspent CIL monies for the financial year 2023/24
• Are CIL funds ring-fenced for community infrastructure projects
• Is the interest generated from unspent CIL monies directed towards the local authority’s general fund
• What is the rate (£ per square metre) that the local authority charges for CIL-liable development
• How many planning applications for main residences were liable for CIL in 2023/24
• What percentage of property developments with 10 or more residential dwellings were liable for CIL in 2023/24
We do not hold this data. Community Infrastructure Levy receipts are sometimes handed to Nottinghamshire County Council to support delivery of strategic transport and education projects; however the administration of the CIL is dealt with by the district/borough councils, which will hold the information you require. There are four CIL charging authorities in the county and these queries would be better directed at them: Bassetlaw, Gedling, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe; their contact details are:
Bassetlaw District Council: [email protected]
Gedling Borough Council: [email protected]
Newark & Sherwood District: [email protected]
Rushcliffe Borough Council: [email protected]
We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information Team, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected]
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/foi-and-eir-complaints/
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Yours sincerely
Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department
Nottinghamshire County Council
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