A pre CIL adoption application was approved but not built to plan. Enforcement Officers requested a planning application to be made inclusive of the changes, this was granted after adopting CIL. The development had already commenced as it was retrospective and therefore relief was not approved. They went to appeal via the valuation office which confirmed the full liability was chargeable. They can not afford to pay for this levy and have informed us they will demolish the differences and return the dwelling to the pre CIL plans in order to avoid the charge.
Is this possible? Can they avoid the charge through demolition? Would I monitor the development with enforcement and keep the land charge in place or would I continue to charge the full liability? Any advice would be appreciated.
