Purpose

This report outlines the Council’s response to government consultation on the draft Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2026, which propose introducing a temporary relief from borough Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for qualifying residential developments in London. The consultation response was submitted by the Council on 18th September 2026, and this report is seeking the Directors of Economy, Regeneration and Investment’s approval of that response submission.

The report sets out the key points in the Council's response to the consultation, with the response included as Appendix 1. The government’s proposals follow the Supporting Housebuilding in London consultation carried out in late 2025 / early 2026 after which the Government proposed to introduce temporary relief from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). This consultation related to the operational details of the relief rather than the principle of its introduction. This decision is being taken by the Director of Economy, Regeneration and Investment because of the potential impacts on the level of future infrastructure funding in Camden.

Under the Council’s Constitution, responses to national government consultations are delegated to officers in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member(s). More specifically the collection of the CIL and the implementation of the CIL regulations is delegated to the Community Infrastructure Levy Manager. However because the potential scale of impact on this area of work the decision on how to respond to the government has been taken by the Director of Economy, Regeneration and Investment.

Decision

THAT the Director of Economy, Regeneration and Investment agrees the Council’s response to the consultation on ‘proposed regulations for a time-limited relief from the Community Infrastructure Levy in London’ (included as Appendix 1).