Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities have an obligation to seek all relevant information before imposing a Community Infrastructure Levy.

Local authorities must, when proposing to charge a Community Infrastructure Levy and when setting rates, strike an appropriate balance between the desirability of funding from the Levy, the estimated cost of infrastructure required to support the development of its area and the potential effects of the imposition of the Levy on the economic viability of development across its area. The local authority must consult on a draft charging schedule and demonstrate to an independent inspector that they have sufficiently considered the available evidence to support their proposals.