Planning application fees

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Charges relating to copying documentation or for carrying out research are detailed on our Table of Charges (PDF 63KB) . In addition to the charges for applications, in certain circumstances you may also need to pay an advertisement fee .

If you have any queries relating to the current fees for applications, or any other type of application, please contact one of our local offices.

Current planning fees

Check the required fees based on the category of development and the type of application you are making:

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Applications relating to Full Planning Permission and for Applications for Approval, Consent or Agreement Required by a Condition (MSC) Imposed on a Grant of Planning Permission in Principle

Residential Development

Category 1 - Construction of buildings, structures or erections for use as residential accommodation
(other than development within categories 2 to 6)
Full Planning Permission for between 1 and 10 dwellings £600 per house
Full Planning Permission for between 10 and 50 dwellings £600 per house for the first 10 units then £450 for each additional unit
Full Planning Permission for more than 50 dwellings £600 per house for the first 10 units, £450 for units 11 to 50, then £250 per additional unit to a maximum total fee of £150,000
Category 2 and 3 - Existing Dwellings, the carrying out of operations which will result in the enlargement, improvement or other alteration of an existing dwelling and development within the domestic curtilage.
Operations which will result in the enlargement, improvement or other alteration of an existing dwelling. Where the application relates to one dwellinghouse. £300
Operations which will result in the enlargement, improvement or other alteration of two or more existing dwelling. Where the application relates to two or more dwellinghouses. £600
The carrying out of operations, including the erection of a building within the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse, for purposes ancillary to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such. £300
The erection or construction of gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure along a boundary of the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse. £300

Non-Residential Buildings

Category 4 - Construction of buildings, structures or erections including extensions (other than construction within categories 1, 5 and 6)
Where no floor area is created, or the gross floor space created does not exceed 50 square metres £300
Where the gross floor space created exceeds 50 square metres, but does not exceed 100 square metres £600
Where the gross floor space created exceeds 100 square metres, but does not exceed 4000 square metres £600 per 100 square metres
Where the gross floor space created exceeds 4000 square metres £24,000 plus £300 per 100 square metres in respect of any gross floorspace exceeding 4000 square metres subject to a maximum of £150,000
Where no buildings are created £600 per 0.1 hectare of site area, subject to a maximum of £150,000
Category 5 - The erection of buildings to be used for agricultural purposes on land used for the purposes of agriculture (other than buildings in category 6)
Where the ground area to be covered by the development does not exceed 500 square metres £500
Where the ground area to be covered by the development exceeds 500 square metres £500 plus £500 for each 100 square metres in excess of 500 square metres, subject to a maximum of £25,000
Category 6 - Glasshouses and Polytunnels. The erection of glasshouses or polytunnels to be used for agricultural purposes.