Planning obligations
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
On Wednesday 12 March 2025, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council voted to adopt the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule with an implementation date of 1 October 2025. This means that any applicable planning permission issued from that date will be liable to pay CIL.
To prepare for the introduction of CIL, the Council will require certain planning applications to submit the CIL form 1 from 1 June 2025. This form will also be required when submitting an application through the Planning Portal.
If you are unable to submit your application through the Planning Portal, the CIL form 1 and other CIL forms can be downloaded here.
The CIL Charging Schedule, Instalments Policy and other CIL related documents are available here.
More details on collecting CIL will be provided as we move closer to the implementation date.
Publication of Examiner’s Report
Following examination in public, held by an independent Planning Inspector from Intelligent Plans and Examinations (IPE) Ltd, the Examiner found in their report of 15 January 2025 that the Welwyn Hatfield CIL provides an appropriate basis for the collection of the levy in the area and that the Council had provided sufficient evidence that showed the proposed rates would not threaten delivery of the Local Plan.
Welwyn Hatfield CIL Examination
The Welwyn Hatfield Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Draft Charging Schedule was submitted for examination on 24 October 2024.
Name of Inspector: Keith Holland BA (Hons) DipTP MRTPI ARICS
Name of Programme Officer: Ian Kemp
The examination in public took place on Monday 9th December at 11am. The place where the examination was held is as follows:
Council Chamber
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Campus East
The Campus
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6AE
Agenda for Welwyn Hatfield CIL Hearing
Submission Documents/Evidence Base
CIL001 - Welwyn Hatfield CIL Draft Charging Schedule January 2024 (Revised August 2024)
CIL002 - Modifications to the WHBC CIL Draft Charging Schedule January 2024
CIL003 - Consultation Statement September 2024
CIL004 - CIL DCS January 2024 All Responses
CIL005 - CIL DCS July 2024 (Modifications) All Responses
CIL006 - Welwyn Hatfield CIL Responses to DCS Representations January 2024
CIL007 - Welwyn Hatfield CIL Responses to Further DCS Reps August 2024
CIL008 - Welwyn Hatfield CIL Viability Report October 2023
CIL009 - Welwyn Hatfield CIL Sensitivity Testing Higher Build Costs June24
CIL010 - Welwyn Hatfield Cost Report Revision June 2024
CIL011 - Welwyn Hatfield CIL Infrastructure Funding Gap Assessment
Previous updates
In order for CIL to be introduced, following the consultation the proposed rates must be considered by an independent examiner.
The Council undertook consultation on a Draft Charging Schedule in January – February 2024 and as a result of representations received, three modifications are proposed and are being consulted upon from 2 August until 2 September 2024.
To view these proposed modifications and representations made on the schedule, please go to our consultation portal.
Representations made to the January – February 2024 consultation do not need to be resubmitted as all those received will be submitted to the independent examiner when the Council submits CIL for examination. However, the Council can also still accept representations from those who didn’t respond to the January – February consultation.
Welwyn Hatfield CIL Draft Charging Schedule January 2024 (Revised August 2024)
Welwyn Hatfield CIL Viability Report October 2023
If you require any further information on the consultation or the next steps relating to the preparation of Welwyn Hatfield's CIL draft charging schedule, please email: cil@welhat.gov.uk