Planning application fees

You can calculate your planning application fee using the Planning Portal's online fee calculator via the button above.

You can pay for your application online or by calling us. There is no VAT on application fees. Some applications do not require a fee; examples of these are given in the Exemptions section below.

Householder applications

• Alterations/extensions to a single dwellinghouse (excluding flats), including works within boundary - £258

Outline applications

Erection of dwellinghouses

Site area is:

• Not more than 0.5 hectares - £578 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• Between 0.5 hectares and 2.5 hectares - £624 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• More than 2.5 hectares - £15,433 plus £186 for each additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 2.5 hectares up to a maximum of £202,500

Erection of buildings (not dwellinghouses)

Site area:

• Not more than 1 hectare - £578 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• Between 1 hectare and 2.5 hectares - £624 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• More than 2.5 hectares - £15,433 plus £186 for each additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 2.5 hectares up to a maximum fee of £202,500

Full applications

(and First submission of Reserved Matters; or Technical Details Consent)

Alterations/extensions to single dwellinghouses including works within boundaries

• Single dwellinghouse (or single flat) - £258
• Two or more dwellinghouses (or two or more flats) - £509

New dwellinghouses

• Not more than 10 dwellinghouses - £578 for each dwellinghouse
• Between 10 and 50 dwellinghouses - £624 for each dwellinghouse
• More than 50 dwellinghouses - £30,860 plus £186 for each additional dwellinghouse in excess of 50 up to a maximum fee of £405,000

Erection of buildings (not dwellinghouses, agricultural, glasshouses, plant nor machinery)

Gross floor space to be created by the development:

• No increase or no more than 40 square metres - £293
• More than 40 square metres but no more than 1,000 square metres - £578 for each 75 square metres (or part thereof) 
• Between 1,000 square metres and 3,750 square metres - £624 for each 75 square metres (or part thereof)
• More than 3,750 square metres - £30,680 plus £186 for each additional 75 square metres (or part thereof) in excess of 3,750 square metres up to a maximum fee of £405,000

Erection of buildings (on land used for agriculture or agricultural purposes)

Gross floor space to be created by the development :

• Not more than 465 square metres - £120
• More than 465 square metres but not more than 540 square metres - £578
• More than 540 square metres but not more than 1,000 square metres - £578 for first 540 square metres plus £578 for each additional 75 square metres in excess of 540 square metres
• Between 1000 square metres and 4,215 square metres - £624 for first 1,000 square metres plus £624 for each additional 75 square metres in excess of 1,000 square metres
• More than 4,215 square metres - £30,860 plus £186 for each additional 75 square metres (or part thereof) in excess of 4,215 square metres up to a maximum fee of £405,000

Erection of glasshouses (on land used for the purpose of agriculture)

Gross floor space to be created by the development:

• Not more than 465 square metres  - £120
• More than 465 square metres but not more than 1,000 square metres - £3,225
• 1,000 square metres or more - £3,483

Erection, alteration or replacement of plant and machinery

Site area:

• Not more than 1 hectare - £578 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) 
• More than 1 hectare but not more than 5 hectares - £624 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• More than 5 hectares - £30,860 plus £186 for each additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 5 hectares up to a maximum fee of £405,000

Applications other than Building Works

Car parks, service roads or other forms of access

• For existing uses - £293

Waste (use of land for disposal of refuse or waste materials or deposit of material remaining after extraction or storage of minerals)

Site area:

• Not more than 15 hectares -  £316 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• More than 15 hectares -  £47,161 plus £186 for each additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 15 hectares up to a maximum fee of £105,300

Operations connected with exploratory drilling for oil or natural gas

Site area:

• Not more than 7.5 hectares - £686 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• More than 7.5 hectares - £51,395 plus £204 for each additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 7.5 hectares up to a maximum fee of £405,000

Operations (other than exploratory drilling) for the winning and working of oil or natural gas

Site area:

• Not more than 15 hectares - £347 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• More than 15 hectares - £52,002 plus £204 for each additional 0.1 hectare in excess of 15 hectares up to a maximum fee of £105,300

Operations (winning and working of minerals) excluding oil or natural gas

Site area:

• Not more than 15 hectares - £316 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
• More than 15 hectares - £47,161 plus £186 for each additional 0.1 hectare in excess of 15 hectares up to a maximum of £105.300

Other operations (not coming within any of the above categories) 

• £293 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) up to a maximum of £2,535

Change of Use of a building to use as one or more separate dwellinghouses, or other cases

• Not more than 10 dwellinghouses - £578 for each dwellinghouse
• Between 10 and 50 dwellinghouses - £624 for each dwellinghouse
• More than 50 dwellinghouses - £30,860 plus £186 for each dwellinghouse in excess of 50 up to a maximum fee of £405,000

Other Changes of Use of a building or land

• £578

Lawful development Certificate

• Existing use or operation -  same as a full applications
• Existing use or operation -  lawful not to comply with any condition or limitation  -  £293
• Proposed use or operation - Half the normal planning fee

Prior approval (under Permitted Development rights)

• £120 unless detailed below:
• Communications (previously referred to as 'Telecommunications Code Systems Operators') - £578
• Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage from Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) - £125 for each dwellinghouse
• Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage from an Agricultural Building to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) - £120; or £258 if it includes building operations in connection with the change of use.
• Change of Use of a building from Betting Office, Pay Day Loan Shop, Launderette; a mixed use combining one of these uses and use as Dwellinghouse(s); or Hot Food Takeaways to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) - £120; or £258 if it includes building operations in connection with the change of use
• Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage from Amusement Arcades/Centres and Casinos to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) - £120; or £206 if it includes building operations in connection with the change of use
• Construction of new dwellinghouses - Not more than 10 dwellings - £418 for each dwellinghouse
• Construction of new dwellinghouses - Between 10 and 50 dwellinghouses - £451 for each dwellinghouse
• Construction of new dwellinghouses - More than 50 dwellings - £22,309 plus £135 for each dwellinghouse in excess of 50 up to a maximum fee of £405,000

Reserved Matters

• Approval of reserved matters following outline approval - Full fee due or if full fee already paid £578

Removal/Variation/Approval/Discharge of condition

• Removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission - £293
• Discharge of Condition(s) - Approval of details and/or confirmation that one or more planning conditions have been complied with (Householder) - £43
• Discharge of Condition(s) - Approval of details and/or confirmation that one or more planning conditions have been complied with (All others) - £145

Advertising

• Relating to the business on the premises - £165
• Advance signs which are not situated on or visible from the site, directing the public to a business - £165
• Other advertisements - £578

Non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission

• Householder developments - £43
• Any other development - £293

Permission in Principle

• £503 for each .01 hectare (or part thereof)

Other Fees

Other fees are detailed in The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended)

Concessions and exemptions from payment

Not all concessions are valid for all application types. Upon receipt of your application, we will check the fee is correct and if the concession is applicable.

No fee payable for the following:

• Listed Building Consent
• Planning permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area
• Application is related to a condition on an application for Listed Building Consent or planning permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area
• Application is for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building
• Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order or in a Conservation Area
• Hedgerow Removal

Disabled persons

An application solely for the alteration or extension of an existing dwellinghouse; or works in the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse (other than the erection of a dwellinghouse) for the purpose of providing:

• Means of access to or within it for a disabled person who is resident in it, or is proposing to take up residence in it; or
• Facilities designed to secure that person's greater safety, health or comfort

An application solely for the carrying out of the operations for the purpose of providing a means of access for disabled persons to or within a building or premises to which members of the public are admitted.

Revised applications

An application that is the first and only revision of a previous application of the same type, for development of the same character or description, on the same site (or part of that site), by the same applicant where it will be received:

• for withdrawn applications: within 12 months of the date of receipt of the previous application
• for a determined applications: within 12 months of the date the previous application was granted, refused or an appeal dismissed
• for applications where an appeal was made on the grounds of non-determination: within 12 months of the period of the previous application expiring

and in all cases, where that relevant 12 month period started no later than 5 December 2023.

An application that is the first and only revision of a previous application, for display advertisement(s) of the same description, on the same site(s) or part(s) of the site(s), by the same applicant where it will be received:

• for withdrawn applications: within 12 months of the date of receipt of the previous application
• for a determined applications: within 12 months of the date the previous application was refused or an appeal dismissed

and in all cases, where that relevant 12 month period started no later than 5 December 2023.

Other Concessions and Exemptions

• Other exemptions are detailed in The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended)

Notes:

The measurements of the site area/floorspace to which an application relates is based on the external dimensions.

If the application is for a new building to replace a building which is to be demolished, there is no discount for the size of the existing building.  The fee would be based on the floorspace of the proposed building.

Following outline planning permission, applications for the approval of Reserved Matters attract the same fee that would have been charged on the equivalent application for full planning permission.

Section 106 (Planning Obligations)

• Monitoring fee - £1031.00

Fee for refunds

The following administration fee will be retained on applications where the validation process has been carried out and the application is withdrawn or returned before being validated

• Householder application - £49.00
• Non major applications -  £63.00
• Major applications - £127.00