Fees

All fees include VAT

Telephone appointments

Planning telephone appointment (no written response) - £50

Householder

Fees for householder pre-application advice
  Letter only Meeting and letter Site visit and letter Follow-up meeting
Formal pre-application submission £75 £100 £135 £50

Residential development

Fees for residential development pre-application advice
Size of development Letter only Meeting and letter Site visit and letter Follow-up meeting Follow-up letter
1-2 dwellings £250 £350 £400 £100 £125
3-9 dwellings £600 £700 £800 £125 £150
10 to 49 dwellings £1,000 £1,250 £1,500 £250 £300
50 to 199 dwellings £3,000 £3,350 £3,500 £350 £500
200 to 350 dwellings £4,000 £4,400 £4,750 £450 £750

General principle advice for 10 to 49 dwellings or up to 5000 sq metres floor space; meeting only (up to 60 minutes) with no written response - £500

General principle advice for 50 or more dwellings or over 5000 sq metres floor space; meeting only (up to 90 minutes) with no written response - £1,000

Non-residential or commercial development

Fees for non-residential or commercial development pre-application advice
Size of development Letter only Meeting and letter Site visit and letter Follow-up meeting Follow-up letter
Up to 500 sq metres £250 £350 £400 £100 £125
501 to 999 sq metres £400 £500 £600 £100 £125
1,000 to 4,999 sq metres £1,000 £1,250 £1,500 £250 £300
5,000 to 9,999 sq metres £2,000 £2,350 £2,500 £350 £500
10,000 to 19,999 sq metres £3,000 £3,500 £4,000 £450 £750

Other fees

Fees for other pre-application advice
  Letter only Meeting and letter Site visit and letter Follow-up meeting Follow-up letter
Listed building (solely LBC) - householder £75 £100 £135 £50 NA
Listed building (solely LBC) - non-householder £150 £200 £250 £100 NA
Change of use £200 £250 £300 £100 £125
Advertisements £75 NA NA NA NA

Specialist comments

Where specialist comments are needed, the following fees will be added to the relevant category of development fee:

  • heritage and conservation - £50 for householder; £150 for all other developments
  • Drainage - £50

Notes

Development of over 350 dwellings, or more than 20,000 sq metres of commercial development will need a Planning Performance Agreement, please contact us to discuss.

For development that includes 2 or more categories, fees should be added to together.

Exemption from fees

No fees will be payable when:

  • the enquiry is made by a local authority or county council and relates to a statutory function
  • the enquiry is made by a parish council
  • the proposal relates to development of an existing dwelling where the works are for the benefit of a disabled occupier

Reduction in fees for charities

A 50 per cent reduction in fees will be given for local charities or local community groups.