CIL forms
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge that may apply to some developments. You must follow the correct process and use the latest forms.
Please note: Discretionary relief is not available in Swindon Borough Council's Community Infrastructure Levy charging authority area.
Download the latest forms
Central government publishes the CIL forms you need to complete and send to the CIL authority.
You should always use the latest version of the relevant form from the Planning Portal CIL forms page.
Follow the instructions on the Planning Portal page and on the form you are using.
The Planning Portal page also includes extra information about how CIL works. You may also find helpful information on other central government webpages.
Follow the correct process
The administrative process for CIL is set out in the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010, as amended.
You must follow the correct process at all times. If you do not, or if the process cannot be followed, it is likely to have a direct financial impact on the people responsible for paying CIL.
This can include:
- surcharges for failing to follow the process
- surcharges where the process cannot be followed
- mandatory surcharges
- mandatory late payment interest
- an increase in the total CIL amount due
When we may not be able to accept a form
In some circumstances, we may not be able to accept a completed CIL form as valid.
For example, CIL exemption claims or relief claims cannot be made against some types of retrospective decisions.
Your responsibility
You are responsible for making sure the correct CIL process is followed if you:
- have a material interest in the development that is liable for CIL
- have asked someone else to act on your behalf