Planning application fees

Most applications require a fee to be paid. The Planning Portal has a calculator to help you work out the correct fee for your application.

Calculate my fees

Payment of fees

• Fees must be paid when the application is deposited/submitted.
• An application cannot be registered until the correct fee has been paid.  
• The council has NO discretion to vary fees.
• Cheques and Postal Orders should be made payable to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
• There is no VAT on planning fees.
• Payment can be made by all major debit cards and credit cards (except American Express or Diners cards) when submitting an application online.

Refunds

Fees can only be refunded if:

• Permission or consent is not required and the local planning authority decline to determine the application
• More than the correct fee was paid
• The application is rejected as invalidly made

No refund can be made where an application is withdrawn.

Standard fee prices

View the Planning Portal guide to fees.

Other fees

Fee Category	Fee
Research and archive retrieval of information on planning records	£149 (per hour)
Request for confirmation of compliance with and Enforcement Notice, Breach of Condition Notice or other similar Notice under the Planning Acts	£265
Requests to withdraw an extant Enforcement Notice, Breach of Condition Notice or other similar Notice	£265
Checking Discharge of Planning Conditions	£265