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Fees

Our fees depend on whether you want to make residential or commercial developments.

Residential Developments

These fees depend on how many properties your plans affect.

Fees for each type of advice, depending on the size of a residential proposal

Service level

Householder

1-4 dwellings

5-9 dwellings

10-49 dwellings

50 + dwellings

Bronze

£90

£280

£560

£840

N/A

Silver

£210

£510

£780

£1,129

£2,900

Gold

N/A

N/A

£1,340

£1,950

£5,570

Platinum

N/A

N/A

N/A

£500 (deposit)

£500 (deposit)

Extras

 

 

 

 

 

Additional plans

£60

£190

£380

£630

£950

Additional Meeting

£60

 

£380

£510

£760

£1,020

Commercial developments

These fees depend on the size of the floorspace your plans affect.

Fees for each type of advice, depending on the size of a commercial proposal

Service level

Up to
250 sq metre

Up to
500 sq metre

Up to
1,000 sq metres

Up to
2,500 sq metres

Over
2,500 sq metres

Other (listed building,
change of use, advert,
agricultural, telecoms)

Bronze

£200

£330

£530

£650

£970

N/A

Silver

£320

£460

£830

£970

£1,300

£460

Gold

N/A

£1,000

£1,100

£1,950

£2,600

£1,030

Platinum

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

£500 (deposit)

N/A

Extras

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional plans

£97

£190

£390

£650

£950

£190

Meeting

N/A

£390

£520

£760

£1,020

£380

 

Fee exemptions and discounts

Parish councils get a 50% discount.

You will not pay pre-application charges for advice given during an application.

You do not have to pay for pre-application advice if your proposal relates to works that are required for the use of disabled persons. In some cases a medical practitioner's certificate may be required.

You'll also be exempt from paying if you're a:

  • non-profit making organisation
  • charity
  • hospital
  • statutory body (as set out in the General Permitted Development Order)

This is up to the appointment of professional consultants. Once the organisations above have appointed professional consultants, our pre-application fees will be payable in full.