Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Rates 2025

Introduction

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is charged at a set amount per square metre of additional floor area as detailed in the relevant Charging Schedule and increases each year on 1 January, using the value published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

The CIL rates to be charged from 1 January 2025 for each charging schedule are available using the links on the left. The CIL Calculator will give an approximate value for the liability payable on a chargeable development. Please note, the published rates and calculator are for reference only and approximate to two decimal places. Therefore, the liability calculated may not be the actual value for the floor area proposed that is stated on the Liability Notice.

East Dorset Area Charging Schedule

Use Class	Description	2025 Rate per square metre
C3	Residential (more than 10 units)	£95.70
C3	Residential (10 units or less or less than 1000sqm)	£205.07
C3	Residential on the following New Neighbourhood sites (allocated in the Core Strategy) which provide their own Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG) as mitigation for European sites: Cuthbury Allotments and St Margaret's Hill (WMC5) - 220 dwellings Cranborne Road, North Wimborne (WMC6) - 600 dwellings South of Leigh Road (WMC8) - 350 dwellings Lockyers School and land North of Corfe Mullen (CM1) - 250 dwellings Holmwood House New Neighbourhood (FWP3) - 150 dwellings (resolution to grant planning permission) East of New Road, West Parley (FWP6) - 320 dwellings West of New Road, West Parley (FWP7) - 150 dwellings North Western Verwood New Neighbourhood (VTSW4) - 230 dwellings North Eastern Verwood New Neighbourhood (VTSW5) - 65 dwellings (resolution to grant planning permission) Stone Lane, Wimborne (WMC6) - 90 dwellings	Zero Rated
C3	Residential on sites of 40 or more dwellings where on-site SANG is required by the Local Planning Authority	Zero Rated
N/A	Extra Care Housing and Housing for Vulnerable People (developments that comprise self-contained homes with design features and support services available to enable self-care and independent living)	£54.69
N/A	Hotels	Zero Rated
N/A	Care Homes	£54.69
N/A	Offices	Zero Rated
N/A	Light Industrial/Warehousing	Zero Rated
N/A	Convenience Retail	£150.38
N/A	Comparison Retail	Zero Rated
N/A	Public Service and Community Facilities	Zero Rated
N/A	Standard Charge (all other uses not covered)	Zero Rated

Purbeck Area Charging Schedule

Use Class	Description	Sub-Market Area^#	2025 CIL Rate per sq. m.
A1	Retail		£125.32
A2	Financial & Professional Services in Town Centre		£33.42
A3	Restaurants/Cafes		£33.42
A4	Drinking Establishments		£33.42
A5	Hot Food Takeaways		£33.42
B1(a)	Light Industrial		Zero Rated
B1(b)	Research & Development		Zero Rated
B1(c)	Light Industrial		Zero Rated
B2	General Industrial		Zero Rated
B8	Storage & Distribution		Zero Rated
C1	Hotels & Guesthouses		Zero Rated
C2	Residential Institutions		Zero Rated
	Care Homes	Swanage/The Coast	£167.09
		Wareham/Purbeck Rural Fringe	£50.13
		Upton/Purbeck Rural Centre	Zero Rated
C3	Sheltered and Retirement Housing	Swanage/The Coast	£167.09
		Wareham/Purbeck Rural Fringe	£50.13
		Upton/Purbeck Rural Centre	Zero Rated
C3/C4	Other Residential Dwellings	Swanage/The Coast	£300.77
		Wareham/Purbeck Rural Fringe	£167.09
		Purbeck Rural Centre	£50.13
		Upton	£16.71
D1	Non Residential Institutions		Zero Rated
D2	Assembly & Leisure		Zero Rated

^# Where not specified - rate covers whole Charging Schedule area.

West Dorset Area Charging Schedule

Use Class	Description	2025 CIL Rate per sq. m.
C3	Dwellings	£144.28
C3	Dwellings with Restricted Holiday Use	£144.28
C3	Essential Rural Workers' Dwellings	Zero Rated
N/A	All Other Development	Zero Rated
N/A	Strategic Site Allocations: Littlemoor Urban Extension - LITT1 Chickerell Urban Extension - CHIC2 Land at Crossways - CRS1 Land at Vearse Farm - BRID1	Zero Rated

Weymouth & Portland Area Charging Schedule

Use Class	Description	2025 CIL Rate per square metre
C3	Dwellings (all areas except Portland)	£134.18
C3	Dwellings (Portland)	£115.42
C3	Dwellings with Restricted Holiday Use (all areas except Portland)	£134.18
C3	Dwellings with Restricted Holiday Use (Portland)	£115.42
C3	Essential Rural Workers' Dwellings	Zero Rated
N/A	All Other Development	Zero Rated
N/A	Strategic Site Allocations: Littlemoor Urban Extension - LITT1 Markham & Little Francis - WEY10	Zero Rated