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A charitable institution which owns a material interest in the land will get full relief from their share of the liability where the chargeable development will be used “wholly, or mainly, for charitable purposes”.
A charitable institution includes:
You'll need to:
complete the charitable and social housing relief form
A disqualifying event is where a change results in you no longer being entitled to relief or exemption.
If you have not commenced development at this time, you may submit a new application for charitable relief.
If a disqualifying event occurs you must notify us in writing within 14 days of the event. If this is not done, a surcharge will be applied in addition to the levy.
You'll be charged the full amount for CIL if within seven years of development commencing you:
It's important that you do not begin work until you submit your application for charitable relief, and you receive notice from us with a decision.
If you start any work, including digging foundations, your application for relief will be refused.
You have the right to appeal against a grant of relief to the Valuation Office Agency.