Planning Advice Costs

Planning advice is free of charge for:

Parish Councils (where the proposal relates to land they own or are about to acquire)
Listed Building advice with no site visit
Registered charitable organisations or not for profit organisations
Schemes proposing 100% affordable housing
Where open market housing is used to cross-subsidise affordable housing provision, a fee is payable for the total number of open market units proposed (not the affordable units)
Enforcement enquiries to regularise unauthorised development
Advice on trees in Conservations Areas and trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order
Householder development such as extensions or alterations to an existing property

Situations where a fee will be charged

Development Management	NET (£)	VAT(£)	GROSS (£)
Planning Application Fees	See 'Government Scale Charges
Pre Application Fees:
Class A: Residential between 31-149 dwellings / Non-residential floor space 5,000-9,999 sq.m - 1 meeting	600	120	720
Class A: Additional meeting fee	300	60	360
Class B: Residential between 10-30 dwellings / Non-residential floor space 1,000-4,999 sq.m - 1 meeting	400	80	480
Class B: Additional meeting fee	200	40	240
Class C: Residential (including holiday lets) between 3-9 dwellings / Non-residential floor space 500-999 sq.m - 1 meeting	300	60	360
Class C: Additional meeting fee	150	30	180
Class D: Residential 1-2 dwellings (including replacement dwellings) including change of use to, conversion & holiday lets / Non-residential floor space up to 499 sq.m - 1 meeting	150	30	180
Class D: Additional meeting fee	50	10	60
Class E: Advertisements / telecommunications proposals/ Change of use where no operational development (except residential / holiday let) - 1 meeting	150	30	180
Class F: Listed Building where site visit involved	150	30	180
Class F: Additional meeting fee	75	15	90
Class G: Other minor development including agricultural based development - 1 meeting	83.33	16.67	100
Class G: Additional meeting fee	41.67	8.33	50
Class H: Domestic Scale Renewable energy - solar, wind, hydro Free unless site visit required	150	30	180
Class H: Non Domestic Scale Renewable energy - solar, wind, hydro	166.67	33.33	200
Class H: Additional meeting fee	50	10	60

Please note that site visits will be at the discretion of the officer dealing with the enquiry and will only be undertaken where considered necessary.