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There are plenty of sites that take bigger tents, ours is 6.2 x 4.8 and we also sometimes have side porch and front extension to add on to that and we've not been turned away or paid extra at any of the sites we've stayed at.  Best just to check in advance if you are booking, there is a good thread on here with a long list of sites which accept larger tents.

Sites accepting large tents

I personally wouldn't pay more than the standard pitch price, I'd rather find a different site.

We have never had problems.

Our last camp we ooked we just stated on the booking that we were bringing either a Vermont L or a Bear Lake 6 (not as big as your XL), a trailer and a car. When we arrived I asked about putting a side extension on the Bear Lake and di it cost (we did not have the extension when booking) which makes it wider than your XL. The reply was no problem, no cost an extension is really part of the tent so no cst.

The pitch allocated to us was huge. We could hae fitted both the Bear Lake 6, the Vermont L, the trailer and two cars on it and had room to spare! Granted not all the pitches on site were that big but they were all big. Another of the smaller pitches had a Bear Lake 6 on it with the front extension room at the side and room at the front to park the car.

As others have said pick the site carefully, tell them what you want to take (if you then are asked for more money they in theory can't as the booking and therefore the contract price for your tent has been pre agreed) and before you book look at the reviews to see what pitch size is like.

Cheers