You may appeal against a surcharge (Regulation 117) imposed by the Community Infrastructure Levy collecting authority on the following grounds:
the claimed breach which led to the imposition of the surcharge did not occur;
the collecting authority did not serve a liability notice in respect of the chargeable development to which the surcharge relates; or
that the surcharge has been calculated incorrectly.
appealing against a surcharge will suspend its effect until the Planning Inspectorate has decided the appeal in question.
You may appeal against any decision by the levy collecting authority where you disagree with the deemed commencement date given in the Demand Notice (Regulation 118).
You may appeal against the issue of a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) stop notice (Regulation 119) where:
the collecting authority did not serve a warning notice before imposing the CIL stop notice; or
the development for which the CIL stop notice was imposed has not commenced.
Deadline for appealing
appeals against a surcharge (Regulation 117) must be made within 28 days of the surcharge
appeals against a decision by the levy collecting authority to deem that development has commenced (Regulation 118) must be made within 28 days of the date the notice was issued
appeals against CIL stop notices must be made within 60 days of the date the notice takes effect.
2. How to appeal
Make your appeal by filling in the appeal form (MS Word Document, 52.152.3 KB).
Anyone can comment on a community infrastructure levy appeal.
4. After you appeal
The Planning Inspectorate will check your appeal to make sure it’s valid. They’ll tell you the start date, what happens next and how long your appeal may take.
If anyone behaves unreasonably
You can apply for an ‘award of costs’ if anyone involved in your appeal has cost you money by behaving unreasonably, eg missing deadlines. You can have costs awarded against you too.
You can complain about how the Planning Inspectorate handled your appeal. There’s no time limit for complaints.
5. If you disagree with the appeal decision
You can challenge the decision in the High Court if you think the Planning Inspectorate made a legal mistake.
Get advice from a lawyer if you’re unsure about this.
Decisions issued from 1 May 2021, relating to appeals submitted before 31 December 2022, are available on the Appeals Casework Portal . Please contact the Planning Inspectorate if you cannot locate a specific appeal decision.
Decisions issued between June 2014 and April 2021 are below:
The Planning Inspectorate takes its data protection responsibilities for the information you provide us with very seriously. To find out more about how we use and manage your personal data, please go to our privacy notice.
The Valuation Office Agency publish Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) appeal decisions.
4 decisions were added in error. They have been removed and placed on the correct page: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-infrastructure-levy-notice-under-regulation-117-118-or-119-decisions
24 January 2025
4 decisions added.
8 March 2024
Appeal form updated and APP/Z3825/L/23/3336220 Decision date: 7 March 2024
21 February 2024
Appeal form updated with ways to send your appeal to us
28 July 2023
Section 7. Decisions updated with link to new decisions area
18 January 2023
Updated to say Decisions issued after April 2021 are available on the Appeals Casework Portal
5 May 2021
APP/PO119/L/20/1200433, APP/T5150/L/20/1200429, APP/U2235/L/20/1200444, APP/K3415/L/20/1200446, APP/L3815/L/20/1200448 and APP/J4423/L/20/1200456 decisions
26 March 2021
Replacement of appeal form and how to appeal guide with accessible files.
16 March 2021
Page updated with link to the Planning Inspectorate new Privacy Policy
5 March 2021
New decision letter added: APP/Y9507/L/20/1200441
3 March 2021
New decision published: APP/F1610/L/20/1200395
23 February 2021
APP/V1260/L/20/1200417 Decision added
29 January 2021
New decision published: APP/C1435/L/20/1200440
18 January 2021
APP/R0660/L/20/1200436 Decision published
13 January 2021
APP/U2235/L/20/1200435 and APP/L5240/L/20/1200423 decisions published
31 December 2020
Appeal decision added - APP/N1920/L/20/1200390
23 December 2020
APP/U3935/L/19/1200394 decision added
21 December 2020
APP/K3415/L/20/120043 decision added
14 December 2020
APP/W4708/L/20/1200408 and APP/C1435/L/20/1200422 decisions
9 December 2020
APP/X1165/L/19/1200351 - Decision date: 8 December 2020
4 December 2020
APP/C3620/L/19/1200360 Decision dated 1 December 2020
30 November 2020
APP/H5390/L/20/1200416 Decision date: 27 November 2020
25 November 2020
APP/U2235/L/20/1200425 and APP/Y9507/L/20/1200403 decisions added
18 November 2020
APP/U2235/L/20/1200425 Decision dated 18 November 2020
6 November 2020
APP/X3405/L/20/1200419 Decision added
4 November 2020
APP/A1910/L/20/1200405 and APP/M0933/L/20/1200421 decisions added
28 October 2020
APP/A1910/L/20/1200402 - Decision date: 28 October 2020
20 October 2020
New decision added for APP/W4705/L/20/1200399 (decision date: 20 October 2020)
11 September 2020
APP/C1245/L/20/1200386 - Decision date: 11 September 2020
26 August 2020
APP/W0340/L/19/1200393 decision added
11 August 2020
APP/N5660/L/20/1200373 Decision added
5 August 2020
APP/P0119/L/19/1200345 and APP/R3650/L/20/1200397 decisions
3 August 2020
APP/F0114/L/19/1200323 decision added
14 July 2020
APP/L5240/L/20/1200389 Decision added
10 July 2020
APP/V3310/L/19/1200344 and APP/V3500/L/1200356 decisions added
7 July 2020
APP/C1435/L/20/1200381 and APP/C3620/L/19/1200366 Decisions added
30 June 2020
APP/D0840/L/20/1200392 Decision added
29 June 2020
APP/F0114/L/20/1200384 decision added
19 June 2020
APP/C3620/L/20/1200391 decision added
11 June 2020
APP/C1245/L/20/1200387 decision added
11 June 2020
APP/A1910/L/20/1200378 decision added
4 June 2020
APP/C1435/L/19/1200365 and APP/R3650/L/20/1200379 decisions added
28 May 2020
APP/X4725/L/19/1200314 and 315 – 118 decision added
21 May 2020
APP/G5750/L/20/1200375, APP/A1910/L/1200353 and APP/C1435/L/19/1200369 decisions published