CIL: Apply for local funding
Applications for 2026 are open.
How to apply
Read the guidance notes carefully before completing the Local CIL application form.
Submit the completed application form and supporting documents to cil@elmbridge.gov.uk by midnight on Sunday 15 March 2026. We cannot consider applications received after this date.
Key dates for applications
- Applications will be open for 6 weeks from Monday 2 February. The application form and supporting documents must be submitted by midnight on Sunday 15 March.
- If you submit your CIL application by 15 March, you’ll have 4 more weeks to provide any additional information needed to validate it. Applications must be fully validated by midnight on Sunday 12 April. Applications not validated by this date will not be considered.
- Local spending boards will meet in June and July to review applications submitted and allocate funding.
Local spending boards meeting dates
Meeting dates for local spending boards are:
- East and West Molesey: 4 June 2026
- Esher and Hersham: 11 June 2026
- Oatlands and Burwood Park, Weybridge Riverside and St George’s Hill: 17 June 2026
- Cobham and Downside, Oxshott and Stoke d’Abernon: 25 June 2026
- Walton-on-Thames: 2 July 2026
- Hinchley Wood and Weston Green, Long Ditton and Thames Ditton: 15 July 2026
Funding available
The table below sets out the amount of local CIL funding available for allocation by each local spending board at the end of quarter 3 of the 2025 to 2026 financial year (December 2025).
The figures give you an indication of the level of funding likely to be available for projects in the current funding round when applications open.
| Local spending board | Funding available at end of quarter 3 (2025 to 2026 |
|---|---|
| East and West Molesey | £204,800 |
| Esher | £94,300 |
| Hersham | £20,500 |
| Oatlands and Burwood Park, Weybridge Riverside and St George’s Hill | £236,500 |
| Cobham and Downside, Oxshott and Stoke d’Abernon | £350,000 |
| Walton-on-Thames | £137,600 |
| Hinchley Wood and Weston Green, Long Ditton and Thames Ditton | £19,100 |
Quarter 4 funding for the 2025 to 2026 financial year will be added to the amounts available for allocation at the June and July local spending board meetings.
The amount of CIL funding available in each area depends on how much development has taken place locally.
More information
For more information about the local CIL funding process, email cil@elmbridge.gov.uk.