Planning fee charges
Information on planning related fees can be found from the Communities and Local Government website or you can use the automated Planning Portal fee calculator.
The mayor is intending to bring in a new charge that will be paid by most new developments from 1 april 2012. For more information download the leaflet here
(pdf, 30KB).
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
Householder extensions and alterations to existing dwelling-house Where the application relates to one dwelling |
£150 |
Householder extensions and alterations to existing dwelling-house Where the application relates to two or more dwellings |
£295 |
| Carrying out operations (including erection of a building) within the curtilage of an existing dwelling-house, for purposes ancillary to the enjoyment of the dwelling-house (e.g sheds, greenhouses or garages) | £150 |
| Renewal of unimplemented permission | This option is no longer available |
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Application for existing use of building or land or whether operations carried out, in, over or under land are lawful | Same fee as for the relevant planning application |
| Application to ascertain whether failure to comply with any condition or limitation on a permission is lawful | £170 |
| Application to ascertain whether any proposed use of buildings or land, or any operation to be carried out in, over or under land are lawful | Half the amount of the fee for a planning application for the same proposal |
| Fee Category | Fee | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Outline applications for the erection of new dwelling-houses | £335 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) of the site area. If the site area exceeds 2.5 hectares, £8,285 and an additional £100 per 0.1 hectare, in excess of 2.5 hectares, to a maximum of £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Full applications for the erection of new dwelling-houses | £335 for each dwelling-house to be created. Where the number of dwelling-houses exceeds 50, £16,565 and an additional £100 per dwelling is payable, to a maximum of £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Change of use of a building to one or more separate dwellings | a. Where the change is from use as a single dwelling into two or more, for every additional dwelling created £335 b. £16,565 plus £100 for every dwelling created over 50 |
£250,000 |
| Renewal of unimplemented permission | This option is no longer available |
| Fee Category | Fee | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Outline applications for erection of buildings (other than dwellings, agricultural buildings, glasshouses, plant or machinery) | £335 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) of the site area. If the site area exceeds 2.5 hectares, £8,285 and an additional £100 per 0.1 hectare, in excess of 2.5 hectares, to a maximum of £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Full applications for erection of buildings (other than dwellings, agricultural buildings, glasshouses, plant or machinery) |
|
£250,000 |
| Erection, alteration or replacement of plant and machinery | £335 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) of the site area. If the site area exceeds 5 hectares, £16,565 and an additional £100 per 0.1 hectare, in excess of 5 hectares, to a maximum of £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Fee Catgeory | Fee |
|---|---|
| The construction of car parks, service roads and other means of access on land used for the purposes of a single undertaking, where the development is required for a purpose incidental to the existing use of the land | £170 |
| Fee Category | Fee | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Making a material change in use of a building or land (except dwellings or refuse etc) e.g. playing fields(for sports clubs etc but NOT golf clubs) | £335 | £335 |
| The use of land for the disposal of refuse or waste materials or for the deposit of material remaining after minerals have been extracted from the land | £170 for each 0.1 hectare site (or part thereof) of the site area. If the site area exceeds 15 hectares, £25,315 and an additional £100 per 0.1 hectare, in excess of 15 hectares, to a maximum of £65,000 | £65,000 |
| The use of land for the storage of minerals in the open | £170 for each 0.1 hectare site (or part thereof) of the site area. If the site area exceeds 15 hectares, £25,315 and an additional £100 per 0.1 hectare, in excess of 15 hectares, to a maximum of £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Removal or variation of a condition of a previous permission | £170 |
| The continuance of a use of land, or the retention of buildings or works on land, without compliance with a condition subject to which a previous planning permission has been granted. | £170 |
| Renewal of temporary permission | £170 |
| Discharge of conditions - Applications to satisfy conditions of planning permission (unless Reserved Matters following an Outline Approval) pursuant to housholder and all other types of application. | Householder £25 per request. All other applications £85 per request. Note: The charge is per request and is regardless of the number of conditions being satisfied on individual requests. |
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
Advertisements displayed on business premises, on the forecourt of a business premises or on other land within the cartilage of a business premises, wholly with reference to all or any of the following matters a. The nature of the business or other activity carried out on the premises b. the goods sold or the services provided on the premises or c. the name and qualifications of the person carrying on such business or activity or supplying such goods or services. |
£95 |
| Advertisements for the purpose of directing members of the public to, or otherwise drawing attention to the existence of, business premises which are in the same locality as the site on which the advertisement is to be displayed but which are not visible from that site | £95 |
| All other advertisements and multiple sites | £335 |
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Determination of whether prior approval is necessary for telecommunications code operators | £355 |
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| If the application is a householder application | £50 |
| If the application is an application for major development | £500 |
| In any other case | £170 |
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| If the application is a householder application | £25 |
| In any other case | £170 |
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Revised or fresh application for development (or advertisement) of the same character or description, by the same applicant within 12 months of receiving a refusal, or within 12 months of submitting an application that is subsequently withdrawn, or the expiry of the statutory 8 weeks period where the applicant has appealed to the Secretary of State on the grounds of non-determination (subject to certain conditions - please enquire) | No fee |
| Works to improve access for the disabled to public buildings or to improve access, safety, health or comfort of a disabled person at home (when backed up with the appropriate evidence) | No fee |
| Applications required because of the removal of permitted development rights by a condition or by an Article 4 Direction, or by withdrawal of deemed advertisement consent | No fee |
| Applications by non-profit making clubs, societies, etc. who are providing playing fields and other ancillary development (other than a building) | No fee |
| Alternative applications for one site made by the same applicant on the same day | Highest of the fees applicable for each alternative and a sum equal to half the REST |
| Development crossing planning authority boundaries requiring several applications | Only one fee paid to the authority having the larger site. Please contact Planning Services for advice on how to calculate the fee |
| Applications to consolidate existing emissions for mineral operations | No fee |
| Consents under the listed buildings, conservation areas and trees Regulations (unless the application requires a consent that carries a fee) | No fee |