Community Infrastructure Levy & s106 Masterclass 2026 | 24 November 2026 - Dentons, London

Early bird ends 2 October
Registration and refreshments
08:45  to  09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30  to  09:40
Part 1: Latest policies impacting developer contributions
09:40  to  11:20
Latest updates on policies impacting developer contributions
09:40  to  10:05
  • What developer contributions can be collected – the use of s106 and CIL 
  • How can CIL and s106 used in conjunction with each other 
  • Are any changes expected to CIL policy? 
  • Implications of recent legal decisions 
  • The introduction of London CIL relief 
Panel Discussion: Preparing for local government reorganisation - what are the implications for the management and spending of developer contributions?
10:05  to  10:50
  • Managing other local policy developments alongside developer contributions 
  • Communicating with all members and communities about CIL during changes of local government
  • What steps can be made now to prepare for local government reorganisation? 
  • Considering implications of merging with areas with different CIL regulations and systems 
Morning refreshments
10:50  to  11:20
Part 2: Practical guidance on managing the administration of CIL
11:20  to  13:35
Establishing viability and setting rates
11:20  to  11:45
  • How has viability been changing? The impact of current climate and inflation on projects 
  • How can project viability being reassessed during development and delivery 
  • Setting CIL rates
  • Reviewing viability as part of local plan development 
  • How do other policies impact developer contributions and viability 
How to coordinate and manage neighbourhood CIL
11:45  to  12:10
  • Managing neighbourhood CIL in parished and unparished areas 
  • Communicating neighbourhood CIL 
  • Examples of how neighbourhood CIL is being spent 
Managing the administration of CIL
12:10  to  12:35
  • The role of digitalisation and AI in supporting CIL administration
  • How to track notices and permissions granted at different times
  • Reporting on CIL – what information is needed?
     
Networking Lunch
12:35  to  13:35
Part 3: Establishing governance structure and successfully delivering infrastructure from CIL and s106
13:35  to  15:40
Establishing the governance structures needed to support decision making and CIL spending
13:35  to  14:00
  • What governance structures are needed for enabling decision making? 
  • Communicating information about CIL to different departments within the local authority 
     
How to manage CIL spending
14:00  to  14:25
  • Planning for spending alongside changing project viability – calculating expected revenue 
  • Combining CIL & s106 for spending 
  • Setting spending priorities and how going to deliver infrastructure 
     
Panel discussion: Successfully spending CIL and developer contributions to enable deliver of infrastructure – examples of how spending is being done
14:25  to  15:10
  • Ensuing CIL is spent within time limits
  • Coordinating developer contributions for “big ticket items” and smaller projects
  • Engaging with health care providers on infrastructure delivery
  • Communicating how CIL is being spent
  • Are funding gaps skewing priorities of infrastructure spending?
Afternoon refreshments
15:10  to  15:40
Part 4: CIL enforcement and managing exemptions
15:40  to  16:55
The use of enforcement of CIL
15:40  to  16:05
  • Lack of flexibility in CIL regulations – can liability be removed? 
  • How widely is enforcement being used? 
  • Timelines and when to progress to enforcement? 
  • What is the process for enforcement 
What are the possible exemptions and reliefs?
16:05  to  16:30
  • What exemptions are possible? 
  • Affordable housing and exemptions 
  • Managing self-build processes
Developer perspective on developer contributions
16:30  to  16:55
Chair’s closing remarks
16:55  to  17:05
Close of conference and networking drinks
17:05  to  18:05

*All sessions include time for Q & A* 

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