UK · self-build

What's your planning reference?

Keep your CIL self-build exemption in England: Forms 2, 7 Part 1, 6 and 7 Part 2, with every deadline, drafted from your planning reference.

Free to read
No sign-up until the draft
Every fact cites its source

ePlan fills in

Council and charging authority
CIL liability notice
Chargeable floor area
Form order and deadlines
Commencement date

How it works

Form 7 Part 1: self-build exemption claim, from one answer

Enter the planning referenceOne answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
Answer three questions3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
Read every form free; download when readyThe draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

Form 7 Part 1: self-build exemption claim and 3 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

Form 7 Part 1: self-build exemption claim

Claimant and address
Planning permission reference
Development and gross internal area
Declaration: main residence for 3 years
Form 2, assumption of liability, sent first or with it

Modeled on: CIL Regulations 2010, reg. 54B

Next · 2

Form 2: assumption of liability

Planning reference
Person assuming liability
Contact details

Next · 3

Form 6: commencement notice

Planning reference
Intended start date
Liability notice reference
Sent before work starts

Next · 4

Form 7 Part 2: evidence pack

Completion certificate
Title showing ownership
Council Tax and two further proofs of residence
One of: HMRC VAT431NB claim, self-build warranty, or self-build mortgage
Sent within 6 months of completion

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

CIL forms and their numbersPlanning Portal
Exemption steps and evidence listGOV.UK Planning Practice Guidance: Community Infrastructure Levy
Council for the addressGOV.UK Find your local council

6 months

after the completion certificate to send Form 7 Part 2 with your evidence.
Source: CIL Regulations 2010, reg. 54C

Questions

CIL self-build exemption: what people ask

In what order do the forms go?

Form 2 to assume liability, then Form 7 Part 1 to claim the exemption, which the council must grant before work starts. Send Form 6, the commencement notice, before starting. After completion, send Form 7 Part 2 with evidence within 6 months.

Source: gov.uk

What if work starts before the exemption is granted?

The claim lapses (reg. 54B) and the levy is due. A missing commencement notice no longer cancels the exemption in England since September 2019; instead it brings a surcharge of 20% of the notional chargeable amount or £2,500, whichever is lower.

Source: legislation.gov.uk

Do I have to live in it?

Yes, as your sole or main residence for 3 years after completion. Selling or letting the whole home in that time is a disqualifying event: tell the council within 14 days, and the levy becomes payable.

Source: legislation.gov.uk

What evidence goes with Part 2?

The completion certificate, proof of ownership, Council Tax evidence plus two further proofs of residence, and one of: an HMRC VAT431NB claim, a self-build warranty, or a self-build mortgage.

Source: gov.uk