Fees and supplementary services for standard pre-planning application advice

Fees and charges for general pre-planning application advice. There are also a number of add-on services for standard pre-planning advice.

Please note that VAT at a standard rate of 20% is payable for any additional meetings or responses which follow on from a pre-application submission and the provision of any non-statutory pre-application advice.

Statutory pre-application advice fees
Category of development	Statutory fixed fee
Category A - strategic development Dwellings: the number of dwelling houses to be created by the proposed development exceeds 24 where the number of dwelling houses to be created is not known the proposed site area exceeds 0.99 hectares Erection of other buildings: the area of the gross floor space to be created by the proposed development exceeds 1,999 square metres where the gross floor space to be created by the proposed development is not known and the proposed site area exceeds 0.99 hectares Material change of use of a building: the area of the gross floor space of the proposed development exceeds 1,999 square metres Material change of use of land: the site area exceeds 0.99 hectares	£1,000
Category B - major development Dwellings: the number of dwelling houses to be created by the proposed development is 10 to 24 where the number of dwelling houses to be created is not known the proposed site area is 0.5 to 0.99 hectares Erection of other buildings: the area of the gross floor space to be created by the proposed development is 1,000 to 1,999 square metres where the gross floor space to be created by the proposed development is not known the proposed site area is 0.5 to 0.99 hectares Material change of use of a building: the area of the gross floor space of the proposed development is 1,000 to 1,999 square metres Material change of use of land: the site area is 0.5 to 0.99 hectares The winning and working of minerals or the use of land for mineral-working deposits Waste development	£600
Category C - minor development Dwellings: the number of dwelling houses to be created by the proposed development is 1 to 9 where the number of dwelling houses to be created is not known the proposed site area does not exceed 0.49 hectares Erection of other buildings: the area of the gross floor space to be created by the proposed development does not exceed 999 square metres where the gross floor space to be created by the proposed development is not known the proposed site area does not exceed 0.49 hectares Material change of use of a building: the area of the gross floor space of the proposed development does not exceed 999 square metres Material change of use of land: the site area does not exceed 0.49 hectares	£250
Category D - householder	£25

Non-statutory pre-application advice fees (confidential and includes a site visit)
Development type	Fee	VAT	Total payable
Category A	£1,929	£386	£2,315
Category B	£1,141	£228	£1,369
Category C	£474	£95	£569
Category D	£55	£11	£66

Additional advice / meetings following a pre-application response
Development type	Fee	VAT	Total payable
Category A	£634	£127	£761
Category B	£386	£77	£463
Category C	£165	£33	£198
Category D	£27.50	£5.50	£33

Apply for additional advice or a follow-up meeting following a pre-application response

Additional services provided
	Fee	VAT	Total payable
Householder surgery	£27.50	£5.50	£33
Householder advice in relation to listed buildings	£127	£25	£152
Non-householder (such as commercial etc) advice in relation to listed buildings	£317	£63	£380
Works to trees (subject to existing Tree Preservation Orders or within Conservation Areas)	£160	£32	£192
Enquiries relation to planning history (information relating to the planning history of a householder site)	£63	£13	£76
All other types of enquiry	£127	£25	£152