Planning Fees

Fees relating to Planning Applications and Pre Applications.

IMPORTANT NOTICE -  There will be a planning application fee increase on 6th December 2023. Further details can be found on the Planning Portal website (This does not include Pre Application fees)

Planning Application Fees

To check application fees, please use the Planning Portal website where you will find a Fee Calculator or Downloadable Guide for planning fees.

Planning Portal

PLEASE NOTE: If you are submitting an application via the Planning Portal website, the application fee along with the service charge must be paid to the Planning Portal during the application submission process. Please do not pay the Council directly as we will not receive your application.

If you are submitting your application by email or post, payment can be made on the Council website.

Make a payment

Or you can pay by BACs. Please use the site address or reference number when making a BACs payment and let us know if this has been your method of payment when submitting your application.

  • Sort Code: 20-81-18
  • Account number 23733254

The Council do not take card payments over the telephone or cash payments.

Pre Application Fees (From May 1st 2023)

Payment can be made on the Council website.

Make a payment

Please use the site address as your reference if you do not have an application number.

Or you can pay by BACs.

Please use the site address or reference number when making a BACs payment and let us know if this has been your method of payment when submitting your application.

  • Sort Code: 20-81-18
  • Account number 23733254.

Please note Pre Application fees are not deducted from follow up Planning Application fees.

List of Pre Application Fees

Development type 

Total (Inc VAT)

Householder: includes applications for alterations and/or extensions to dwellings  

£103.00 

Advertisements: applications for adverts 

£126.00 

Other: proposals such as changes of use or agricultural buildings  

Minor 

  • 1–9 dwelling(s) 
  • Less than 1,000 square metres non-residential floorspace 
  • Site area less than 0.5 hectare 

£498.75 

Small-scale major  

  • 10–30 dwellings 
  • 1,000–3,000 square metres non-residential floorspace 
  • Site area between 0.5 hectare and 2 hectares 

£1,323.00 

Large-scale major  

  • 30 – 200 dwellings 
  • More than 3,000 square metres non-residential floorspace 
  • Site area greater than 2 hectares 

£2646.00 

  • More than 200 dwellings 

£4242.00 

Works: 

  • undertaken by a local community group or parish council
  • affecting trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order
  • to improve ease of access or quality of life for one or moredisabled people
  • to alter, extend or demolish a listed building where planning permission is not also required. 

Free 

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