Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council intends to submit a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Draft Charging Schedule for examination under Section 212 of the Planning Act 2008.
CIL is a charge which can be levied by local authorities on new development in their area. It is an important tool local authorities use to help them deliver the infrastructure needed to support development in their area. The Councils propose adopting CIL to help pay for the strategic transport infrastructure required in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire.
Before submitting a draft charging schedule for examination the Council must make a copy of the draft charging schedule, the relevant evidence and a statement of the representations procedure available for inspection.
The consultation ran between 9am on Monday 16 February 2026 and closed at midnight on Sunday 29 March 2026.
As part of the consultation, we held a webinar for Developers and Planning Agents to give an overview of the CIL assessments more generally and the findings of the assessment undertaken across Greater Cambridge. You can watch the recording on YouTube.
The Councils will submit to the examiner copies of any representations made, a statement setting out the number of representations made, and a summary of the main issues raised.
We have published our draft charging schedule which explains the types of development that we are proposing paying CIL and how much they would be required to pay for each new square metre of floorspace that is built in the area. Our infrastructure statement and viability report demonstrates that we have struck an appropriate balance between the need to fund infrastructure and the potential implications for the viability of development across the area.
Consultation documents and background documents
Draft charging schedules
- Cambridge City Council Draft charging schedule [PDF, 0.1MB]
- South Cambridgeshire District Council Draft charging schedule [PDF, 0.1MB]
Draft Instalment Policy
- Cambridge City Council Draft Instalment Policy [PDF, 0.2MB]
- South Cambridgeshire District Council Draft Instalment Policy [PDF, 0.2MB]
Statement of Representations Procedure
- Cambridge City Council Statement of Representations Procedure [PDF, 0.1MB]
- South Cambridgeshire District Council Statement of Representations Procedure [PDF, 0.1MB]
Supporting CIL Documents
- CIL Supporting statement [PDF, 0.2MB]
- Greater Cambridge Viability Report [PDF, 8MB]
- Greater Cambridge Infrastructure Statement [PDF, 1MB]
Background Documents
- Cambridge Local Plan [PDF, 14MB]
- South Cambridgeshire Local Plan [PDF, 15.5MB]
- Infrastructure Delivery Study [PDF, 3.5MB]
- Greater Cambridge Draft Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document [PDF, 1MB]
- Cambridgeshire County Council Transport Strategy for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire [PDF, 16.5MB]
- Cambridgeshire County Council Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan [PDF, 10MB]
- Cambridgeshire County Council Local Transport Plan [PDF, 20MB]
- Cambridgeshire Active Travel Strategy [PDF, 16.5MB]
- Greater Cambridge City Deal [PDF, 0.5MB]
- Greater Cambridge Partnership Future Investment Strategy 3 [PDF, 0.4MB]
- Greater Cambridge Partnership Budget 2026-27 [PDF, 0.2MB]
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Local Transport and Connectivity Plan [PDF, 2.5MB]
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Bus Service Improvement Plan for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough [PDF, 6MB]
- Cambridge Growth Company A place of national and global significance [PDF, 4MB]