We are looking to implement our CIL charging schedule in Spring 2013. The regs and guidance seem to suggest that CIL should be applied to applications permitted after a certain date. I think this means that if we say our CIL commencement date is May 1st, we need to be calculating CIL on applications received from the beginning of February, to allow for 13 week applications. Does anyone know if there is anything to stop us saying that the 1st May is our CIL commencement date and that CIL will apply to applications made valid after that date - or does it have to be applications permitted on or after that date? Thanks
