CIL examination library 2021
Lambeth Council formally approved a revised Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule following a full Council meeting held on 22 September 2021. The full decision report is available to view online.
Read the full Lambeth CIL Charging Schedule 2022 (PDF 907KB).
Examiner's Report
On 18 June 2021, the Council received the CIL Examiner's final report. The report contains the Examiner's recommendations and detailed reasons for those recommendations. No recommendation for any further modification of the rates was made. The Examiner concluded that the "proposed rates will not put the majority of developments at risk, and it can be recommended for approval."
Read the full Lambeth CIL examination final report June 2021 (PDF 357KB).
Modified Draft Charging Schedule (MDCS) 2021
Lambeth Council submitted a Modified Draft Charging Schedule (MDCS) for independent examination on 8 March 2021. The submission includes a Statement of Modifications to the Draft Charging Schedule. Persons who were invited to make representations during the previous consultation on the Draft Charging Schedule (DCS) in 2020 have been notified of the modifications. Any person may request to be heard by the CIL Examiner in relation to the modifications set out in this document.
Examiner
MDCS 2021 was examined by Mr Terrence Kemmann-Lane, JP DipTP FRTPI MCMI.
Programme Officer
The Programme Officer (PO) for the CIL examination was Ms Carmel Edwards who reported directly to the Examiner. Ms Edwards took charge of the day-to-day organisation of the examination and acted as a channel of communication between the Examiner and all parties, including Council officers and representors.
Hearing sessions
The Examiner decided not to proceed with the public hearing scheduled for 25 May 2021. This is due to the absence of other respondents wishing to take part, and the written responses to the issues highlighted in the hearing agenda that have already been provided to the Examiner.
A complete set of the documents submitted for examination will be found on the CIL Examination Library 2021 page.
News
22 September 2021: A full meeting of the Council passed a resolution approving Lambeth's new CIL Charging Schedule as recommended by the CIL Examiner. This will come into force from 1 January 2022.
13 September 2021: The Cabinet of the Council agreed to recommend a resolution by the full Council to approve the new CIL Charging Schedule with a date of effectivity on 1 January 2022.
18 June 2021: The Council received the Examiner's Report.
25 May 2021: The Examiner accepted the Council’s submission of the opening statement (EX 14) that was to be delivered during the hearing. This can be viewed in the CIL Examination Library 2021.
24 May 2021: The Examiner, with agreement of the Council, has decided not to proceed with the scheduled CIL examination hearing on 25 May 2021.
21 May 2021: The Examiner invited the Council to comment on his Hearing agenda, to assist in focusing the discussion. Their response (EX 13) can be viewed in the CIL Examination Library 2021.
13 May 2021: The Examiner has asked further questions of the Council in relation to issues raised in EXR 04. This was the response to the Examiner’s Questions from Coin Street Community Builders. His further questions and Council responses (EX 12) can be viewed in the CIL Examination Library 2021.
10 May 2021: The Examiner has now published his agenda for the hearings (EX 11). This can be viewed in the CIL Examination Library 2021.
4 May 2021: The Examiner has set a date of Tuesday 25 May for the public hearing into the Draft Charging Schedule. This will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams and will be live streamed. There will be a link to the live stream on this page.
26 April 2021: Responses have been received to four of the Examiner’s Questions which he issued on 13 April 2021. These can be viewed in the CIL Examination Library 2021.
13 April 2021: The Examiner has produced 10 Examiner’s Questions which have been sent directly to relevant parties. These can be viewed in the CIL Examination Library 2021.
Examiner's Documents
Below are the documents relevant to the examination of Lambeth’s Modified Draft Charging Schedule (MDCS) 2021.
| Reference | Document name | Date published in Examination Library |
| EX 01 | Examiner's Questions to the Council | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 02 | Examiner's Question to the Berkeley Group | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 03 | Examiner's Question to Grainger plc | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 04 | Examiner's Question to Coin Street Community Builders | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 05 | Examiner's Question to Unite Students | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 06 | Examiner's Questions to Olympian Homes | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 07 | Examiner's Questions to Travelodge | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 08 | Examiner's Question to London Hotel Group | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 09 | Examiner's Question to SIXTYFIVE House S.a.r.l (HB Reavis UK Ltd) | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 10 | Examiner's Question to MEC London Property 3 (General Partner) Ltd | 13 April 2021 |
| EX 11 | Hearing Agenda | 10 May 2021 |
| EX 12 | Lambeth Response to Examiner's Further Questions on Nursing Homes | 13 May 2021 |
| EX 13 | Lambeth Response to EX 11 Hearing Agenda | 21 May 2021 |
| EX 14 | Lambeth Opening Statement for CIL Examination Hearing | 25 May 2021 |
Responses to Examiner's Questions
| Reference | Document name | Date published in Examination Library |
| EXR 01 | Lambeth's Response to the Examiner's Questions | 26 April 2021 |
| EXR 02 | Berkeley Group's Response to the Examiner's Question | 26 April 2021 |
| EXR 04 | Coin Street Community Builders Response to Examiner's Question | 26 April 2021 |
| EXR 04a | Coin Street Community Builders Response Appendix | 26 April 2021 |
| EXR 08 | London Hotel Group's Response to Examiner's Question | 26 April 2021 |
Responses to Statement of Modifications 2021
| Reference | Document name | Date published in Examination Library |
| SOM 01 | Natural England | 13 April 2021 |
| SOM 02 | Transport for London | 13 April 2021 |
| SOM 03 | Marine Management Organisation | 13 April 2021 |
Core Examination Documents
| Reference | Document name | Date published in Examination Library |
| LCX 01 | Modified Draft Charging Schedule 2021 | 8 March 2021 |
| LCX 02 | Statement of Modifications – Lambeth Modified Draft Charging Schedule 2021 (March 2021) | 8 March 2021 |
| LCX 03 | Regulation 19 Submission Statement - Lambeth Modified Draft Charging Schedule 2021 (March 2021) | 8 March 2021 |
| LCX 04 | London Borough of Lambeth: Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Review (December 2019) | 8 March 2021 |
| LCX 05 | BNP Paribas Real Estate Note on Impact of Covid-19 (January 2021) | 8 March 2021 |
| LCX 06 | Infrastructure Delivery Plan (May 2020) | 8 March 2021 |
| LCX 07 | Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement 2019/20 | 8 March 2021 |
Other Supporting Documents
| Reference | Document name | Date published in Examination Library |
| LCO 01 | CIL Charging Schedule 2014 | 8 March 2021 |
| LCO 02 | Consultation Report PDCS 2018 | 8 March 2021 |
| LCO 03 | Draft Charging Schedule 2020 | 8 March 2021 |
Representations on the Draft Charging Schedule (DCS) 2020
From 31 January until 13 March 2020, the Council invited representations on DCS 2020 under Regulations 16 and 17 of the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended). The 27 representations received from this consultation have been submitted for examination and are published below. The representations have been redacted to remove any personal information.