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.

Planning Fees from 1 April 2012
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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 2012 - 31st March 2013:

Copying Charges

Type of Notice	Cost £
Decision Notice without legal agreement	£9.00 including VAT
Decision Notice with legal agreement	Price on request

 

Copy of Plans

Sizes	Cost £
Size A0	£22.00 including VAT
Size A1	£16.00 including VAT
Size A2	£11.00 including VAT
Size A3	£8.50 including VAT
Size A4	£7.50 including VAT
First page of any supporting application documents	£6.50 including VAT
All subsequent pages	£1.70 including VAT each page

 

Non document items from a file

Type of document	Cost £
For copies of non document items per A4 sheet (i.e. an objection / support letter)	50p
Copies of Planning History (per A4 sheet)	50p

 

Planning Guidance Cost

Type of document	Cost £
Supplementary planning guidance	£25.00 each (please contact planning policy and conservation)

 

Pre-Application Meetings

Duration of Meeting	Cost £
1 Hour Meeting	£440 including VAT
2 - 3 Hour Meeting	£880 including VAT

 

Written Advice Fees

Type of Fee	Cost £
Strategic Proposals 50+ dwellings, or 10,000 sq metres commercial	£385 including VAT
Major Proposals 10 dwellings or 1,000 sq metres commercial	£270 including VAT
Minor Proposals 1-9 dwellings or up to 1,000 sq metres	£115 including VAT
Householder / Permitted Development advice	No Charge