Planning fees

Statutory planning application fees are set out on the Planning Portal. Fees for planning advice at the pre-application stage and Planning Performance Agreements (PPA) are set by the council and reflect the scale and complexity of your proposals (see below). Please seek a bespoke quote for a PPA from Planning Services.

Minor applications

• Householder
  • Written response only – £163.15 (+ VAT)
  • Written response plus meeting with site visit – £224.33 (+ VAT)
  • Additional meeting by agreement per hour – £127.26 (+ VAT)
• Residential (1 - 4 units)
  • Written response only – £489.46 (+ VAT)
  • Extra activity to be agreed in advance – £134.33 per hour (+ VAT)
• Residential (5 - 9 units)
  • Written response only – £815.76 (+ VAT)
  • Extra activity to be agreed in advance – £134.33 per hour (+ VAT)

Industrial and other

• Up to 100 sq m – £308.51 (+ VAT)
• Up to 499 sq m – £475.86 (+ VAT)
• 499 - 999 sq m – £679.80 (+ VAT)
• Extra activity to be agreed in advance – £134.33 per hour (+ VAT)

Listed Building

• Written response and site visit – £489.46 (+ VAT)
• Site visit only – £134.33 per hour (+ VAT) including travel time (Prior agreement with the Historic Buildings and Areas Officer required)

Commercial

• < 100 sq m – £308.51 (+ VAT)
• < 499 sq m – £475.86 (+ VAT)
• 499 - 999 sq m – £679.80 (+ VAT)
• Extra activity to be agreed in advance – £134.33 per hour (+ VAT)

Major applications

• Standard (10 - 49 units, 1,000 - 1,999 m² floor space, site 1 - 2 ha)
  • Written response only – £1,188.00 (+ VAT)
  • Initial meeting + written confirmation (3 hours) – £1,856.39 (+ VAT)
  • Subsequent charge per meeting (3 hours) – £1,009.57 (+ VAT)
• Large (50 - 99 units, 2,000 - 4,999 m² floor space, site 2 - 3 ha)
  • Initial meeting + written confirmation (3 hours) – £3,960.00 (+ VAT)
  • Subsequent charge per meeting (3 hours) – £1,564.99 (+ VAT)
• Super (100+ units, 5,000 m²+ floor space, site 3 ha+)
  • Initial meeting + written confirmation (3 hours) – £4,752.00 (+ VAT)
  • Subsequent charge per meeting (3 hours) – £1,606.18 (+ VAT)

Ad Hoc advice

• Planning Manager – 1st hour: £267.70 (+ VAT), subsequent hours: £162.61 (+ VAT)
• Principal Planning Officer – 1st hour: £226.51 (+ VAT), subsequent hours: £137.15 (+ VAT)
• Planning Officer – 1st hour: £205.92 (+ VAT), subsequent hours: £134.33 (+ VAT)
• Tree Officer – 1st hour: £201.80 (+ VAT), subsequent hours: £135.74 (+ VAT)
• Landscape Planning Officer – 1st hour: £254.76 (+ VAT), subsequent hours: £161.19 (+ VAT)

Confirmation of compliance with planning permission

• Householder – £120.19 (+ VAT)
• 1 New Dwelling – £176.75 (+ VAT)
• Each additional dwelling up to 9 – £91.91 (+ VAT)

All fees are based on estimated officer time and hourly costs for cost recovery. If a scheme meets multiple category criteria, the highest applicable fee applies unless otherwise determined.

Cancellation charges

• 0 - 5 working days after request submission – 25% of fee
• 6 - 10 working days after request submission – 50% of fee
• More than 11 working days after request submission – 100% of fee

External statutory consultees

Your Preliminary Enquiry Report will provide our opinion but may not include feedback from statutory consultees. Some consultees may charge for advice, so check their fees. Potential consultees include:

• Highways Authority
• Sustainable Drainage (SuDS)
• Infrastructure Planning

Fees for Archaeology advice