Current pre-application advice charges
We have re-introduced the pre-application service for householder enquiries. Householder applications are defined as the following:
- an application for planning permission for development to an existing dwelling house, such as a house extension, or within the curtilage of an existing dwelling house for any incidental use such as a garden building or garage.
- an application for planning permission in relation to the above where normal permitted development rights have been removed through a condition of a planning permission or local development order.
Applications for change of use to residential use are not covered in the above definition and can still be submitted for pre-application consideration and advice.
Advice on the discharge of conditions or non-material amendments will also not fall under the definition of householder for these purposes.
The applicable fee for each application is dependant on the scale and type of development and is classified into 6 levels, with different fees for solar energy and waste and mineral developments.
Information on Permitted Development rights can be viewed on the GOV.UK: Planning permission (opens new window) website. If you require information on whether permitted development rights have been removed from your property please contact your local planning team - this advice is free of charge.
| Service required | Charge |
|---|---|
| Written response | £65 |
Level 1 developments have a fee of £134:
- householder - extensions / alterations to a dwelling
- listed buildings - 1 premises - minor extension, simple changes of use, alterations including simple changes to plan for, stone cleaning, boilers and flues etc.
- listed buildings - basic advice on minor changes associated with the sale/purchase of property
- small-scale alterations or changes to commercial premises e.g. awnings, solar panels, windows
- adverts
- erection/creation of ancillary or domestic small-scale sports and recreation facilities e.g. stables, bike tracks, sheds, fences (not including floodlights)
- removal/variation of condition
- section 106 agreement compliance check (confirmation of compliance with 1 - 3 obligations)
Level 2 developments have a fee of £367:
- erection of 1 dwelling
- change of use to 1 dwelling or HMO
- change of use of land
- business changes of use up to 1000 sq m
- erection or works to agricultural buildings or land, including barn conversions
- telecoms and small-scale freestanding renewable energy proposals under 1 hectare
- Section 106 agreement compliance check (confirmation of compliance with 4 - 9 obligations)
Level 3 developments have a fee of £747:
- erection of 2 - 4 dwellings
- change of use to 2 - 4 dwellings or HMOs
- erection or extensions of commercial or community building or facilities up to 500 sq m
- alteration or extension of more than one Listed Building
- Section 106 agreement compliance check (confirmation of compliance with 10+ obligations)
Level 4 developments have a fee of £1200:
- erection of 5 - 9 dwellings
- changes of use to 5 - 9 dwellings or HMOs
- erection of extensions of commercial or community buildings or facilities 501 - 999 sq m
- business change of use over 1000 sq m
Level 5 developments have a fee of £2800:
- erection of 10 - 20 dwellings
- changes of use to 10 - 20 dwellings or HMOs
- listed buildings - extensive and major works for extensions and alterations involving fundamental change to structure, form or fabric, including major historic sites
- large developments between 1000 - 9999 sq m
Level 6 developments have a fee of £3500 or equal to 10% of the planning application fee, whichever is the higher:
- erection of 21+ dwellings
- developments of 10,000+ sq m
| Solar energy | Charge |
|---|---|
| Renewable energy proposals under 1 hectare | £367 |
| Over 1 hectare | 10% of the planning application fee |
| Wind turbines and battery storage units | Charge |
|---|---|
| Up to one hectare | £600 |
| Over 1 hectare | 10% of the planning application fee |
| Waste and mineral developments | Charge |
|---|---|
| 1000 - 9999sqm gross floor area and local scale waste facilities | £1100 |
| Over 10,000sqm gross floor area and strategic scale waste facilities | £1500 |
| Any new quarry or mine and any extensions to existing site where extraction is more than 15 hectares | £1000 |
| All other quarry proposals | £1000 |
Additional meetings will be arranged if required by the case officer and will be charged at £250 per meeting.
| Service required | Charge |
|---|---|
| Full planning history report showing all decisions based on a geographical area | £65 |
| Service required | Charge |
|---|---|
| High hedge complaint | £550 |
Information on Permitted Development rights can be viewed on the GOV.UK: Planning permission (opens new window) website. If you require information on whether permitted development rights have been removed from your property please contact your local planning team.
| Service required | Charge |
|---|---|
| Written response | £92 or 20% of the planning application fee, whichever is higher |
Prior approval advice is a new service offered. For more information, please contact your local planning team.
| Service required | Charge (per request) |
|---|---|
| Written response - Residential | £185 or 10% of the planning application fee, whichever is higher |
A service charge of 10% of the expected planning application fee if processing has commenced. The charge applies to applications where a 28 day invalid letter has been sent and any subsequent reminder letters and/or email reminders.
A new service is offered where we will carry out a pre checking of your application before being submitted. The fee will be £100.
Level 1 developments have a fee of £185 (Desk based assessment only) :
- householder - extensions / alterations to a dwelling
- listed buildings - 1 premises - minor extension, simple changes of use, alterations including simple changes to plan for, stone cleaning, boilers and flues etc.
- listed buildings - basic advice on minor changes associated with the sale/purchase of property
- small-scale alterations or changes to commercial premises e.g. awnings, solar panels, windows
- adverts
- erection/creation of ancillary or domestic small-scale sports and recreation facilities e.g. stables, bike tracks, sheds, fences (not including floodlights)
- removal/variation of condition
- section 106 agreement compliance check (confirmation of compliance with 1 - 3 obligations)
Level 2 developments have a fee of £404 (Desk based assessment only) :
- erection of 1 dwelling
- change of use to 1 dwelling or HMO
- change of use of land
- business changes of use up to 1000 sq m
- erection or works to agricultural buildings or land, including barn conversions
- telecoms and small-scale freestanding renewable energy proposals under 1 hectare
- Section 106 agreement compliance check (confirmation of compliance with 4 - 9 obligations)
Level 3 developments have a fee of £822 (Desk based assessment only) :
- erection of 2 - 4 dwellings
- change of use to 2 - 4 dwellings or HMOs
- erection or extensions of commercial or community building or facilities up to 500 sq m
- alteration or extension of more than one Listed Building
- Section 106 agreement compliance check (confirmation of compliance with 10+ obligations)
Level 4 developments have a fee of £1320 (Desk based assessment only) :
- erection of 5 - 9 dwellings
- changes of use to 5 - 9 dwellings or HMOs
- erection of extensions of commercial or community buildings or facilities 501 - 999 sq m
- business change of use over 1000 sq m
Level 5 developments have a fee of £3080 (Desk based assessment only) :
- erection of 10 - 20 dwellings
- changes of use to 10 - 20 dwellings or HMOs
- listed buildings - extensive and major works for extensions and alterations involving fundamental change to structure, form or fabric, including major historic sites
- large developments between 1000 - 9999 sq m
Level 6 developments have a fee of £3850 or equal to 10% of the planning application fee, whichever is the higher (one meeting attended by officer):
- erection of 21+ dwellings
- developments of 10,000+ sq m
One telephone/virtual contact meeting with a planning officer to discuss development proposals. Meeting notes will be sent by the officer via email after the telephone/virtual contact. This is chargeable at 50% of the associated planning application fee.
Please note, this service does not include any consultation response from specialist Council officers and site meetings are not carried out. Should you require subsequent specialist/consultee input, or a site meeting, this can be requested under another pre-application service.
Site meetings based on hourly rate per officer involved (criteria will apply and not available on Level 1 services). This service is to be used in conjunction with another pre-application service at a charge of £100 per meeting per hour.
Additional meetings for level 6 plus schemes (criteria will apply). This service is to be used in conjunction with another pre-application service at a fixed charge of £400 per meeting.
| Solar energy | Charge |
|---|---|
| Renewable energy proposals under 1 hectare | £404 or 10% of the planning fee, whichever is the higher |
| Over 1 hectare | 10% of the planning application fee |
| Wind turbines and battery storage units | Charge |
|---|---|
| Up to one hectare | £660 or 10% of the planning fee, whichever is the higher |
| Over 1 hectare | 10% of the planning application fee |
| Waste and mineral developments | Charge |
|---|---|
| Winning and working of minerals where site area does not exceed 15 hectares | £2300 |
| All waste development where the annual throughput would not exceed 50,000 tonnes per year or site area exceed 10 hectares. | £3100 |
| Winning and working of minerals where site area exceeds 15 hectares and proposals for the deposit, recovery, treatment and/or disposal of waste where annual throughput exceeds 50,000 tonnes per year or on a site of 10 hectares or more | £3500 |
| Service required | Charge (per request) |
|---|---|
| Full planning history report showing all decisions based on a geographical area - Residential | £70 |
| Full planning history report showing all decisions based on a geographical area - Non Residential | £140 |
| Service required | Charge |
|---|---|
| High hedge complaint | £600 |
Further information on charges
A fee calculated in accordance with the above table will be required in all circumstances, including where advice is sought following a refusal decision or a withdrawal. Verbal advice will be given following a refusal on why a proposal is unacceptable. Any subsequent schemes discussed for the same site will be subject to the fees set out above.
The planning application fee exemptions which can apply to second applications made following a refusal decision or a withdrawal do not apply to pre-application enquiries.
If the proposal is for mixed use the fee will be worked out on the floor area of the proposal and the number of dwellings. The fee is calculated for each use proposed and the charge will be for whatever will be the highest fee.
- advice relating to protected trees (covered by a Tree Preservation Order or within a conservation area)
- advice to third parties affected by development proposals
- advice to parish, city, town councils and area boards relating to development they will commission/undertake
- advice relating to development specifically for the benefit/use of disabled persons. (A disabled person is one to whom Section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 applies or a child who is disabled for the purposes of part III of the Children Act 1989. A medical practitioner's certificate may be required in some cases)
- advice on playing fields/recreational facilities for their own use sought by a non-profit making club, society or other organisations, whose objectives are to provide facilities for sport and recreation
An enquiry made for a revised proposal within 3 months of the date of the response to the initial enquiry will be free of charge provided that:
- the enquiry is made by the same person as the previous enquiry
- the enquiry relates to the same site or part of the same site as the previous enquiry
- the development is of the same character or description as the development to which the earlier enquiry related
- the revisions are specifically aimed at addressing matters identified in the first pre-app response and advice and do so comprehensively
- officers will consider one set of revisions only, multiple revision stages will not be acceptable
- further meetings will be at the case of officers' discretion but are unlikely to be necessary
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