newhome Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 A post from Facebook shared with permission. Councils seem to be on a mission to find any reason to disallow a CIL exemption. This is another example where the plot owners laid stones at the entrance to stop mud getting on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivienz Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Harsh. Buying a plot should come with a CIL alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Also what happens if someone tidies up a plot with full PP before marketing it? Are the new self builders who purchase the plot laying themselves open to having purchased a plot where a CIL exemption is disallowed from the get go on the strength of a bit of tidying up of the plot being considered a ‘material start’. Surely a material start should be what’s needed to lock in PP by making a proper start and I doubt that gravel at the entrance would qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Turns out that there was an original PP, they got a CIL exemption for that, sent the commencement form in, dug a trench and laid the stones. They then decided to change the house design so put in a brand new planning application that was passed. A new CIL exemption was applied for and they sent the commencement form in but dated 3 days before the council received it so the council queried the start date. They hadn’t actually started anything at that point but the council claim that laying the gravel (before the new PP was even issued) is a material start. They are going to appeal. 32k at stake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 They where quite clear with us No heavy machinery While they where fine with us cutting down more than 20 trees and stripping a slate roof off a building to be demolished We need to remove two trees at the front for vehicle access They point blank refused It’s worth applying for your Cil as soon as you complete your purchase Ours took seven days to come through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, nod said: They were quite clear with us Yes I’m sure that’s the best approach. Agree what, if anything, you can do (you might want to do some clearing while the PP application is in for example), and get EVERYTHING in writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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