Neighbourhood CIL bidding round 2025
Extension to Neighbourhood CIL Bidding Round Timetable
The Council is now open for applications for Neighbourhood CIL funding, and has extended the deadline for submissions to Tuesday 2 September 2025.
The deadline was previously Tuesday 5 August. Extending the deadline will provide additional time over the summer period for stakeholders to develop and finalise their bids. It is hoped that this extra time will benefit our residents and communities, and enable high quality bids to come forward for consideration.
Background and Supporting Documents
Neighbourhood CIL (NCIL) is the portion of the total CIL receipts collected by the Council that is available to help fund local community projects to help address the impacts of new development.
Projects might include the renovation of a community centre or sports facility, installation of new play equipment, improvement of local streets, and much more – provided it addresses the demands that development places on an area.
The amount of NCIL available in your area of the borough depends on how much new development has been delivered in your area. The amount available for each of the nine ‘NCIL Areas’ can be checked on the following page, with instructions available on the ‘Home’ tab:
The Neighbourhood CIL Fund Guidance Notes should be read in advance of submitting an application, providing detailed guidance on what the fund can be spent on; who can apply; how applications will be assessed; and next steps:
The Neighbourhood CIL Fund application form is available to download below:
Applications must be received no later than 11.59pm on Tuesday 2 September 2025, for a preliminary assessment to be carried out by officers. Applications should be submitted to IDCTeam@runnymede.gov.uk
For further information, please contact the Council’s Infrastructure & Developer Contributions Team
Other useful information
If you have a potential neighbourhood CIL project in mind, it is recommended that you get in touch with your local ward councillor(s) in the first instance to discuss the project. Councillor details can be found on our website:
Sometimes infrastructure improvements may need support from the borough or county council to be delivered. For borough council infrastructure, please get in touch with the IDC Team at the email address above to be put in touch with the relevant officer. For county council infrastructure for the local community, Surrey County Council has provided the following guidance:
The Neighbourhood CIL Fund is required to be spent in consultation with local communities. Residents’ and local councillors’ views were sought on community priorities via engagement meetings and a borough-wide survey between March and May 2025 to guide the allocation of NCIL funds. The responses will be taken into account in the assessment of applications by the Developer Contributions Advisory Group in Autumn, and then by the Corporate Management Committee later this year.
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