5. CIL appeals
If you do not agree with the amount of CIL you have to pay then you may be able to appeal.
Please email us at cil@exeter.gov.uk, or contact us online (select 'Planning') if you are thinking about appealing.
Please note that the CIL regulations state that a person cannot request a review from us or appeal to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) if the development has already started.
The different appeals you can make are:
- Chargeable amount appeal.
- Apportionment of liability appeal.
- Charitable relief appeal.
- Exemption for residential annexes extensions appeal.
- Exemption for self-build housing appeal.
- Surcharges appeal.
- Deemed commencement appeal.
- CIL stop notice appeal.
What can be appealed
There are two different appeal bodies who adjudicate on the CIL process: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and the Planning Inspectorate (PINS). An appeal can be made to the:
- Valuation Office Agency (VOA) against a calculation of the levied chargeable amount in a Liability Notice or also against the apportionment of liability for the levy.
- Planning Inspectorate (PINS) concerning enforcement actions regarding the levy such as surcharges being levied, stop notices and against decisions by collecting authorities to deem that development has commenced.
Appeal applications should be made in writing on a form provided by the VOA and PINS available on the Government’s CIL Guidance website.
What cannot be appealed
Appeals against the rate of CIL cannot be made. The charging schedule is for fixed amounts and cannot be negotiated.