Community Infrastructure Levy on sheds

[peter2703]

Hi all , not sure if this is the right place for this post but I have a potentially costly problem which I'd like a bit of advice on please.

 

I built 2 large sheds within PD limits but then the PA told me that PD rights had previously been withdrawn so would I please apply for retrospective  PP.

 

I duly sent in the form but they then hit me with a CIL form because the total EXTERNAL area is more than 100m2.

 

I looked up the regs and they should be using internal area but that's an easy issue to sort out I guess.

 

The total area of the two sheds is 105M2, one is a games room for my young children and the other is divided into 3,  a workshop, store and sitting area.

 

Question - the charge looks like about 18k in our area and this is totally ridiculous for these structures - what to do?

 

Regards,

 

Peter

[Ferdinand]

Ouch. Make it smaller for GIA purposes.

 

I think the first need here is thinking time, as CIL takes a bit of getting to grips with and varies by area.

 

The easy way is if the GIA calc is less than 100 when you correct the Council, if they accept the basis of your calculation. What is the actual GIA? Start with that.

 

If it is GIA can you make your logstore open to the outside etc. to shrink the GIA ?

 

Walls can take up a lot of space :-); can you make some walls a bit thicker with insulation, or use other tweaks?  Make it accurate, 'cos if I were the Council I would come and measure it having been subjected to that sort of claim.

 

If your PP is still in process, in which case I think you can "withdraw" it then resubmit within the next 12 months without having to pay another fee. If it is not yet determined, I would check that you can do that, then withdraw and go into the regs etc.

 

Ferdinand

Edited November 22, 2019 by Ferdinand

[Ferdinand]

This thread seems to be a duplicate.

[peter2703]

dunno how that happened  :-)