Pre-application advice fees
We charge a fee to provide planning pre-application advice and the standard charges are given here.
Householder extensions
The charge is based on the level of advice needed and can include a meeting
| Type of response | Fee | Charge for follow up |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop assessment resulting in checklist response | £100.00 | £100.00 |
| Full assessment excluding meeting | £150.00 | £100.00 |
| Full assessment including meeting | £200.00 | £150.00 |
Residential development
The charge is based on the number of new dwellings being created and includes a full assessment and a meeting
| Number of new dwellings | Fee | Charge for follow up |
|---|---|---|
| 1 dwelling | £360.00 | £300.00 |
| 2 to 4 dwellings | £1000.00 | £700.00 |
| 5 to 8 dwellings | £1650.00 | £1200.00 |
| 9 to 14 dwellings | £2000.00 | £1500.00 |
| 15 to 20 dwellings | £2250.00 | £1600.00 |
| 21 to 30 dwellings | £2800.00 | £2200.00 |
| 31 to 49 dwellings | £3200.00 | £2500.00 |
| 50 to 149 dwellings | £5000.00 | £3000.00 |
For advice on schemes of 150 dwellings or more, we would enter into a planning permformance agreement and calculate a bespoke fee.
Non-residential or commercial development
The charge is based on the floor area in square meters for the proposed development and includes a full assessment and a meeting
| Floor area | Fee | Charge for follow up |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 100sqm | £200.00 | £115.00 |
| 101 to 249sqm | £300.00 | £250.00 |
| 250 to 499sqm | £700.00 | £450.00 |
| 500 to 999sqm | £1100.00 | £700.00 |
| 1000 to 2000sqm | £1500.00 | £1100.00 |
| 2001 to 5000sqm | £3200.00 | £2000.00 |
| 5001 to 9999sqm | £5000.00 | £3000.00 |
For advice on schemes with a floor area of 10,000 square metres or more, we would enter into a planning permformance agreement and calculate a bespoke fee.
Advice for other services
The charge for advice on the following matters includes a written response only and no meeting is offered.
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Change of use of land and buildings | £650.00 |
| Trees and landscaping | £190.00 |
| Works to a tree preservation order (TPO) tree or within a conservation area | £190.00 |
| Advertisements | £130.00 |
| Non-material amendments | £125.00 |
| Approval of details or clearance of planning conditions | £80.00 per condition |
| Variation of conditions | £80.00 per condition |
| Local community group | £125.00 |
| Telecommunications | £550.00 |
| Extensions or alterations to listed buildings | £60.00 admin fee to write instructions to obtain specialist advice. Specialist advice fee will be calculated on a case by case basis by an external provider. |
| Minerals and waste | £60.00 admin fee to write instructions to obtain specialist advice. Specialist advice fee will be calculated on a case by case basis by an external provider. |
| Specialist advice | £60.00 admin fee to write instructions to obtain specialist advice. Specialist advice fee will be calculated on a case by case basis by an external provider. |
Planning performance agreement and bespoke services
For any scheme requiring a planning performance agreement or for any other bespoke service we will calculate a fee based on the estimated officer time required to provide the advice. The fee is based on an hourly charge rate and is dependent on the experience of the officer.
| Officer Category | Fee - hourly charge |
|---|---|
| Group Manager | £200.00 |
| Development or planning manager | £150.00 |
| Planning policy lead | £150.00 |
| Principal planning professional | £125.00 |
| Senior planning officer | £100.00 |
| Planning officer | £75.00 |
| Junior planning officer | £65.00 |
| Planning enforcement officer | £50.00 |
| Business support officer | £40.00 |