Change of https://www.gov.uk/guidance/appeal-a-community-infrastructure-levy-enforcement-notice

Change description : 2025-12-01 08:00:00: Planning Inspectorate address change [Guidance and regulation]

Showing diff : 2025-01-28 09:47:20.772846749 +00:00..2025-12-01 08:11:27.311669255 +00:00

Guidance

Appeal a community infrastructure levy notice under Regulation 117, 118 or 119

How to appeal a community infrastructure levy notice under Regulation 117, 118 or 119.

Applies to England

1. When you can appeal

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).

See the guide on how to complete your appeal form.

3. Comment on an appeal

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.

6. Contact

Contact The Planning Inspectorate

7. Decisions

Decisions issued after 10 May 2023, relating to appeals submitted from 1 January 2023, are available on a separate page.

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:

APP/X0360/L/17/1200107 – Decision Date 23 October 2017 (PDF, 116 KB, 2 pages) APP/G2245/L/17/1200132 – Decision date 23 October 2017 (PDF, 98.7 KB, 2 pages) APP/W5780/L/17/1200106 – decision dated 20 October 2017 (PDF, 109 KB, 3 pages)

APP/R0335/L/17/1200103 decision dated 18 October 2017 (PDF, 124 KB, 2 pages) APP/G5750/L/17/1200092 Decision dated 27 September 2017 (PDF, 120 KB, 4 pages) APP/T5720/L/17/1200089 Decision dated 7 September 2017 (PDF, 107 KB, 3 pages) APP/T5720/L/17/1200089 Costs decision dated 7 September 2017 (PDF, 91.7 KB, 1 page)

APP/K0235/L/17/1200101: Application for costs - Decision dated 8 August 2017 (PDF, 92.1 KB, 1 page) APP/K0235/L/17/1200101 Decision dated 8 August 2017 (PDF, 118 KB, 2 pages)

APP/L3245/L/17/1200095 Decision dated 08 August 2017 (PDF, 152 KB, 3 pages) APP/L3245/L/16/1200070 Decision dated 4 August 2017 (PDF, 149 KB, 3 pages) APP/G1250/L/17/1200105 Decision dated 27/07/2017 (PDF, 101 KB, 2 pages)

APP/Q1255/L/17/1200098 Decision dated 20 July 2017 (PDF, 104 KB, 2 pages) APP/Q1255/L/17/1200100 Decision dated 20 July 2017 (PDF, 103 KB, 2 pages)

APP/K0235/L/16/1200082 Decision dated 19 July 2017 (PDF, 140 KB, 4 pages) APP/K0235/L/16/1200082: Application for costs Appellant dated 19 July 2017 (PDF, 95 KB, 2 pages) APP/K0235/L/16/1200082: Application for costs Council dated 19 July 2017 (PDF, 112 KB, 2 pages)

APP/D3315/L/17/1200094 Decision dated 20 June 2017 (PDF, 102 KB, 2 pages) APP/F0114/L/17/1200096 Decision dated 19 June 2017 (PDF, 104 KB, 2 pages) APP/G1250/L/16/1200088 Decision dated 16 June 2017 (PDF, 116 KB, 2 pages) APP/X4725/L/17/1200099 Decision dated 16 June 2017 (PDF, 103 KB, 2 pages) APP/P5870/L/16/1200066 & 1200068 Decision dated 30/05/2017 (PDF, 115 KB, 2 pages) APP/X4725/L/16/1200071 Decision dated 4/05/2017 (PDF, 129 KB, 3 pages) APP/P0119/L/16/1200073 Decision dated 18/05/2017 (PDF, 141 KB, 3 pages) APP/K3605/L/16/1200069 Decision dated 21 April 2017 (PDF, 175 KB, 5 pages) APP/Z2830/L/16/1200075 Decision dated 29/03/2017 (PDF, 125 KB, 3 pages) APP/X4725/L/16/1200077 - Appeal decision dated 10 March 2017 (PDF, 102 KB, 2 pages) APP/P2365/L/16/1200065 - Appeal decision issued 03 March 2017 (PDF, 103 KB, 2 pages) APP/T5720/L/16/1200061 Appeal decision dated 10 February 2017 (PDF, 105 KB, 2 pages) APP/D1590/L/16/1200060 - Appeal decision issued 19 January 2017 (PDF, 118 KB, 2 pages) APP/Q1255/L/16/1200058 - Appeal decision issued 2 December 2016 (PDF, 99.3 KB, 2 pages) APP/K3605/L/16/1200063 - Appeal decision issued 19 January 2017 (PDF, 97.1 KB, 2 pages) APP/A1910/L/16/1200056 - Appeal Decision issued 11 January 2017 (PDF, 101 KB, 2 pages) APP/W0340/L/16/1200052 - Appeal decision issued 12 January 2017 (PDF, 98.3 KB, 2 pages) APP/P3610/L/16/1200055 - Appeal decision issued on 2 December 2016 (PDF, 108 KB, 2 pages) APP/H5960/L/16/1200049 Decision issued 11 Novemebr 2016 (PDF, 117 KB, 3 pages) APP/G3110/L/16/1200051 Decision issued 1 November 2016 (PDF, 112 KB, 2 pages) Chichester District Council - APP/L3815/L/16/1200046 - Decision issued 21 October 2016 (PDF, 55.4 KB, 2 pages) Taunton Deane Borough Council - APP/D3315/L/16/1200045 - Decision issued 15 September 2016 (PDF, 119 KB, 2 pages) APP/T5720/L/16/1200043 Decision isued 19th August 2016 (PDF, 101 KB, 2 pages) Poole Borough Council - APP/Q1255/L/16/1200036 Decision issued 8 July 2016 (PDF, 128 KB, 3 pages) South Lakeland District Council, APP/X1735/L/16/1200038 Decision issued 01 July 2016 (PDF, 111 KB, 2 pages) London Borough of Croydon, APP/L5240/L/15/1200030 - Decision issued 17 March 2016 (PDF, 156 KB, 3 pages) Trafford Metropolitan District Council, APP/Q4245/L/15/1200032, Decision issued 15 January 2016 (PDF, 116 KB, 2 pages) Southampton City Council, APP/D1780/L/15/1200028 - Decision issued on 5 November 2015 (PDF, 102 KB, 2 pages) London Borough of Hounslow, APP/F5540/L/14/1200013 – Decision issued 17 September 2015 (PDF, 132 KB, 4 pages) London Borough of Hounslow, APP/F5540/L/15/1200024 – Decision issued 20 August 2015 (PDF, 101 KB, 2 pages) London Borough of Ealing, APP/A5270/L/14/1200016 – Decision issued 14 July 2015 (PDF, 131 KB, 3 pages) Preston City Council, APP/N2345/L/14/1200019 – Decision issued 29 June 2015 (PDF, 131 KB, 3 pages) Purbeck District Council, APP/B1225/L/15/1200022 – Decision issued 5 June 2015 (PDF, 114 KB, 2 pages) London Borough of Merton, APP/T5720/L/14/1200015 – Decision issued 8 May 2015 (PDF, 80.1 KB, 4 pages) Havant Borough Council, APP/X1735/L/14/1200017 - Decision issued 9 January 2015 (PDF, 99.1 KB, 3 pages) Southampton City Council, APP/D1780/L/14/1200010 - Decision issued 17 July 2014 (PDF, 119 KB, 3 pages) Preston City Council, APP/N2345/L/14/1200007 - Decision issued 5 June 2014 (PDF, 140 KB, 5 pages)

8. How we use your information

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.

Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2012

Last updated 281 JanuaryDecember 2025 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates
    1. 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

Sign up for emails or print this page

Update history

2025-12-01 08:00
Planning Inspectorate address change

2025-01-28 09:46
4 decisions were added in error. They have been removed and placed on the correct page:

2025-01-24 10:56
4 decisions added.

2024-03-08 13:37
Appeal form updated and APP/Z3825/L/23/3336220 Decision date: 7 March 2024

2024-02-21 14:18
Appeal form updated with ways to send your appeal to us

2023-07-28 09:45
Section 7. Decisions updated with link to new decisions area

2023-01-18 15:56
Updated to say Decisions issued after April 2021 are available on the Appeals Casework Portal