The examiner said in his report (9-page / 70KB PDF) that the charging schedule "provides an appropriate basis for collection of the levy in the Borough", but concluded that in order to meet statutory requirements, modifications would be necessary to delete the proposed edge of centre retail category and to add maps to clarify the definition of town centres for the town centre retail category.
The Council's draft charging schedule (DCS) had set out a proposed zero rate levy for town centre retail development. For edge/out of centre retail developments greater than 280 square metres it proposed a rate of £80 per square metre and for out of centre development of less than 280 sq m it proposed a rate of £40 per sq m.
The examiner said that the position of smaller edge of centre developments was not clear from the DCS and that it did not include a map showing the location and boundaries of the areas in which the different rates would apply.
He said that during the examination the Council had requested that the proposal for edge of centre retail charges should be deleted as these areas had not been defined. The Council had also provided a map booklet showing the extent of the town centre and out of centre zones as defined on the Council's adopted local plan Proposals Map.
For residential development, the DCS proposed a rate of £100 per sq m for developments in Emsworth and Hayling Island and a rate of £80 per sq m in the rest of the Borough. The examiner backed these proposals and said that there was no evidence to support the view that the proposed rates would "put the overall development of the area at serious risk".
The DCS proposed a zero rate levy for hotel, industrial, office and community developments.
The Council said it hopes to adopt CIL in February 2013.
