Planning Fees and Copying Charges

A planning fee is not required if the local authority is satisfied that the proposed development relates solely to the carrying out of operations for the alteration or extension of an existing dwellinghouse or other operations, excluding the erection of a dwellinghouse in the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse, for the purpose of providing a means of access to or within the dwellinghouse, or of providing facilities designed to secure the greater safety, health or comfort for a per with disability who is resident in that dwellinghouse, or at the time of applying for planning permission is not yet in residence.

New Planning Fees from 6 April 2009
Statutory fees for Planning Applications have not increased since April 2008. View the new planning fees Opens in a new window

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Please Note that from 7 October 2009 all Credit card payments will be subject to an additional 1.5% charge in addition to the planning fees quoted. (with the exception of Parking Fine payments)

Below are the charges from 1st April 2009:

Copying Charges 1st April 2009 - 31st March 2010
Decision Notice without legal agreement	£8.50 including VAT
Decision Notice with legal agreement	Price on request
Copy of Plans
Size A0	£20.00 including VAT
Size A1	£15.00 including VAT
Size A2	£10.00 including VAT
Size A3	£8.00 including VAT
Size A4	£7.00 including VAT
First page of any supporting application documents	£6.00 including VAT
All subsequent pages	£1.50 including VAT each page
Non document items from a file
For copies of non document items per A4 sheet (i.e. an objection / support letter)	35p
Copies of Planning History (per A4 sheet)	35p
Planning Guidance Cost
Supplementary planning guidance	£17.00 each (please contact planning policy and conservation)
Pre-Application Meetings
1 Hour Meeting	£400 including VAT
2 - 3 Hour Meeting	£800 including VAT
Written Advice Fees
Strategic Proposals 50+ dwellings, or 10,000 sq metres commercial	£350 including VAT
Major Proposals 10 dwellings or 1,000 sq metres commercial	£250 including VAT
Minor Proposals 1-9 dwellings or up to 1,000 sq metres	£100 including VAT
Householder / Permitted Development advice	No Charge