Statutory planning application fees are set out on the Planning Portal.
Fees for pre-application advice and Planning Performance Agreements (PPA) are set by the Council and reflect the scale and complexity of your proposals (see below).
Contact Planning Services for a bespoke PPA quote.
Minor applications
Householder
- Written response only: £171.67 + VAT
- Written response plus meeting and site visit: £237.50 + VAT
- Additional meeting by agreement: £134.17 + VAT per hour
Residential – 1 to 4 units
- Written response only: £516.67 + VAT
- Site meeting by agreement: £141.67 + VAT
Residential – 5 to 9 units
- Written response only: £858.33 + VAT
- Site meeting: additional £141.67 + VAT
Industrial and other development
- Up to 100 sqm, written response: £325 + VAT
- Up to 499 sqm, written response: £500 + VAT
- 499 to 999 sqm, written response: £716.67 + VAT
- Site meeting: additional £141.67 + VAT
Listed building advice
Prior agreement is required with the Historic Buildings and Areas Officer.
- Written response and site visit: £516.67 + VAT
- Site visit only: £141.67 + VAT
Commercial development
- Up to 100 sqm, written response: £325 + VAT
- Up to 499 sqm, written response: £500 + VAT
- 499 to 999 sqm, written response: £716.67 + VAT
- Site meeting: additional £141.67 + VAT
Major applications
Standard major
10 to 49 units, 1,000 to 1,999 m² floor space, or a site of 1 to 2 hectares.
- Written response only: £1,287.50 + VAT
- Initial meeting and written confirmation, 3 hours: £2,008.33 + VAT
- Specialist advice from Spatial Policy Team: £156 + VAT
- Subsequent meeting, 3 hours: £1,009.57 + VAT
Fees may vary depending on who needs to attend.
Large major
50 to 99 units, 2,000 to 4,999 m² floor space, or a site of 2 to 3 hectares.
- Initial meeting and written confirmation, 3 hours: £4,283.33 + VAT
- Specialist advice from Spatial Policy Team: £156 + VAT
- Subsequent meeting, 3 hours: £1,695.83 + VAT
Fees may vary depending on who needs to attend.
Super major
100 or more units, 5,000 m² or more floor space, or a site of 3 hectares or more.
- Initial meeting and written confirmation, 3 hours: £5,141.66 + VAT
- Specialist advice from Spatial Policy Team: £156 + VAT
- Subsequent meeting, 3 hours: £1,695.83 + VAT
Fees may vary depending on who needs to attend.
Planning Performance Agreements
Inception meeting fees are:
- Super major: £5,570.83 + VAT
- Large-scale major: £4,454.17 + VAT
- Standard major: £4,308.33 + VAT
Subsequent meeting fees will be agreed as part of the PPA. They depend on the frequency of liaison, complexity of project management and number of officers involved.
Ad hoc planning advice
- Planning Manager – first hour: £291.67 + VAT; subsequent hours: £170.83 + VAT
- Principal Planning Officer – first hour: £245.83 + VAT; subsequent hours: £144.17 + VAT
- Planning Officer – first hour: £225 + VAT; subsequent hours: £141.67 + VAT
- Tree Officer – first hour: £220.83 + VAT; subsequent hours: £143.33 + VAT
- Landscape Planning Officer – first hour: £270.83 + VAT; subsequent hours: £170 + VAT
Confirmation of compliance with planning permission
- Householder: £126.67 + VAT
- 1 new dwelling: £187.50 + VAT
- Each additional dwelling up to 9: £96.67 + VAT
All fees are based on estimated officer time and hourly costs for cost recovery.
If a scheme meets more than one category, the highest applicable fee will apply unless otherwise determined.
Cancellation charges
- 0 to 5 working days after submitting a request: 25% of the fee
- 6 to 10 working days after submitting a request: 50% of the fee
- More than 11 working days after submitting a request: 100% of the fee
External statutory consultees
Your Preliminary Enquiry Report will provide our opinion but may not include feedback from statutory consultees.
Some consultees may charge separately for advice.
Potential consultees include:
- Highways Authority
- Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
- Infrastructure Planning
Archaeology advice fees
Category A – small developments
Single dwelling, garage, cart lodge, extension or similar small development.
- Monitoring or watching brief: £341.68 including VAT
- Evaluation: £433.33 + VAT
- Excavation: £433.33 + VAT
A programme of archaeological monitoring, or watching brief, is usually required for extensions to existing properties without the need for excavation.
An evaluation and excavation would normally be required for more significant development, such as new dwellings.
Category B – historic buildings
Development of a historic building, including demolition or conversion.
- Monitoring or watching brief: £410 including VAT
Category C – 2 dwellings or more, less than 1 hectare
- Monitoring or watching brief: £410 including VAT
- Evaluation: £433.33 + VAT
- Excavation: £579.17 + VAT
Category D – development between 1 and 3 hectares
- Evaluation: £579.17 + VAT
- Excavation: £812.50 + VAT
Category E – development between 3 and 10 hectares
- Evaluation: £812.50 + VAT
- Excavation: £1,220.83 + VAT