Student common room application liable for CIL on student accommodation? - Public forum - Planning Advisory Service (PAS)

Hi Hayley

I'd say its a judgement call.

1) Its not strictly student housing, but as you say communal areas as part of student housing would normally be charged. 

2) The CIL charge is determine on viability (ability to pay), a common room has limited development value and would if identified as a seperate CIL use in isolation have £0 charge similar to Leisure (D use) and other residential intitutions (C2 use). Given its a common room the LPA could use its discrection.

3) If the existing student block is new then I agree their is a percieved link, it its an older block connection is weak, However this is a seperate application, so that link is not direct in any case and each full application should be determined on this basis (i'm not aware of any regulation on CIL dodging that are compable to afforable homes issues of spliting sites etc).

4) Overall student housing providers can afford it and I doubt the overall charge is that expensive.

Don't know it that helps

Paul

DLP Planning

Hi Hayley,

I would charge CIL in those circumstances on the basis that the common room is part of a chargeable use. In the same way a staff canteen in an office building is chargeable at the office CIL rate.

Paul, viability for CIL is only a consideration whilst a charging schedule is being prepared and adopted. It is not a consideration for individual developments.