The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) allows us to raise funds from new developments for infrastructure projects which help to mitigate the impacts of new development.
Of the total collected:
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80% goes towards strategic borough-wide infrastructure – examples include highway schemes, permanent school expansions, hospitals, and other health and social care facilities.
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15% for local projects (neighbourhood CIL) a portion of the CIL is to be spent on local projects in accordance with the CIL Regulations and aligns with the Corporate Plan examples include sport pitches, courts upgrades, public realm improvements and community gardens.
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5% for the day-to-day costs of administering CIL
Our annual funding rounds for the 2026 strategic and neighbourhood CIL funds open on Monday 9 March 2026 and will close at 23:59 on Sunday 17 May 2026. Bids will be assessed against Council’s the updated CIL spending protocol.
The items of infrastructure on which CIL has been spent within the reported year, and the amount of CIL spent on each item is reported in the Infrastructure Funding Statement. Information on the bids successfully granted funding during the previous funding rounds can be accessed from the links below to decisions of the Councils Strategy and Resources Committee:
If you have any questions about the Strategic CIL, Neighbourhood CIL or the application process, please do contact us using CIL@epsom-ewell.gov.uk :