A guide to the fees for planning applications

A guide to the fees for planning applications in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (fees for applications, deemed applications, requests and site visits) (England) regulations 2012.

These fees apply from April 2025 onwards. The fee should be paid at the time the application is submitted. If you are unsure of the fee applicable, please contact your local planning authority.

All outline applications
£578 for each 01 hectare for sites up to 1 hectare                      Not more than 1 hectare  £588 per 0.1 hectare  
£635 per 0.1 hectare for sites between 1 hectare and 2.5 hectares Not more than 2.5 hectares £635 per 0.1 hectare
£15,695 plus £189 for each 0.1 in excess of 2.5 hectares to a maximum of £205,943 More than 2.5 hectares £15,695 plus £189 per 0.1 hectare

 

Erection of buildings (not dwellings, agricultural, glasshouses, plant nor machinery):
Gross floor space to be created by the development No increase in gross floor space or no more than 40m2 £298
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 40m2 but no more than 1000m2  £588 for each 75m2 or part thereof
Gross floor space to be created by the development Between 1000m2 but no more than 3,750m2 £635 for each 75m2 or part thereof
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 3,750m2 £31,385 plus £189 for each additional 75m2 in excess of 3,750m2 to a maximum of £411,885
The erection of buildings (on land used for agriculture for agricultural purposes):
Gross floor space to be created by the development Not more than 465m2 £122
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 465m2 but not more than 540m2 £588
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 540m2 but not more than 4,215m2 £588 for first 1000m2 + £588 for each additional 75 m2 in excess of 540 m2
Gross floor space to be created by the development Between 1,000sq m and 4,215sq m £5,077 for the first 1,000 sq m + £635 for each additional 75 sq m (or part therof) in excess of 1,000 sq m
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 4,215m2 £31,385 plus £189 for each additional 75m2 (or part thereof) in excess of 4,215m2 up to a maximum of £411,885
Erection of glasshouses (on land used for the purposes of agriculture):
Gross floor space to be created by the development Not more than 465m2 £122
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 465m2 but no more than 1000m2 £3280
Gross floor space to be created by the development 1000m2  or more                           £3542
Erection/alterations/replacement of plant and machinery
Site area Not more than 1 hectare £588 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)

 

 More than 1 hectare but not more than 5 hectares £635 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 5 hectares £31,385 plus additional £189 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 5 hectares to a maximum of £411,885

 

Applications other than building works
Car parks, service roads or other accesses For existing uses £298
Waste (Use of land for disposal of refuse or waste materials or deposit of material remaining after extraction or storage of minerals)
Site area Not more than 7.5 hectares £321 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 7.5 hectares £47,963 plus £189 for each additional  0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 15 hectares up to a maximum of £107,090

 

Operations connected with exploratory drilling for oil or natural gas
Site area Not more than 7.5 hectares £698 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 7.5 hectares £52,269 plus additional £207 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 7.5 hectares up to a maximum of £411,885

 

Operations (other than exploratory drilling) for the winning and working of oil or natural gas
Site area Not more than 15 hectares £353 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 15 hectares £52,886 plus additional £207 for each 0.1 in excess of 15 hectare up to a maximum of £107,090

 

Other operations (winning and working of minerals) excluding oil and natural gas
Site area Not more than 15 hectares £321 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 15 hectares £47,963 plus additional £189 for each 0.1 hectare in excess of 15 hectares up to a maximum of £107,090

 

Other operations (not coming within any of the above categories)
Any site area £298 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) up to a maximum of £2,578

 

Lawful development certificate
LDC – existing use – in breach of a planning condition Same as full
LDC – existing use LDC – lawful not to comply with a particular condition £298
LDC – proposed use Half the normal planning fee

 

Prior approval
Agricultural and forestry buildings and operations or demolition of buildings £240
Telecommunications code systems operators £588

 

Reserved matters
Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval Full fee due or if full fee already paid then £588 due

 

Approval/variation/discharge of condition
Application for removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission

Non-major (other than householder) £586

Major development £2000
Request for confirmation that one or more planning conditions have been complied with £298 per request

 

Change of use of a building to use as one or more separate dwelling houses, or other cases
Number of dwellings Not more than 10 dwellings £588 for each dwelling
  Between 10 and 50 dwellings £635 for each dwelling

 

 More than 50 dwelling houses £31,385 plus £189 for each additional dwelling in excess of 50 – maximum fee of £411,885
Other changes of use of a building or land

 

 £588

 

Application for Non-material Amendment following a grant of planning permission
Applications in respect of householder developments £44
Applications in respect of other developments £298

Concessions - exemptions from payment

  • For alterations, extensions, etc. to a dwelling house for the benefit of a registered disabled person
  • An application solely for the carrying out of the operations for the purpose of providing a means of access for disabled persons to or within a building or premises to which members of the public are admitted
  • Listed building consent
  • Conservation area consent
  • Works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order or in a Conservation Area Hedgerow Removal
  • If the proposal is the first revision of an application for development of the same character or description on the same site by the same applicant within 12 months of making the earlier application if withdrawn or the date of the decision if granted or refused (including signs only if withdrawn or refused) and NOT a duplicate application make by the same applicant within 28 days
  • If the proposal relates to works that require planning permission only by virtue of an Article 4 Direction of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, i.e. where the application is required only because of a direction or planning condition removing permitted development rights.
  • If the application is for a lawful development certificate, for existing use, where an application for planning permission for the same development would be exempt from the need to pay a planning fee under any other planning fee regulation
  • If the application is for consent to display an advertisement following either a withdrawal of an earlier application (before notice of decision was issued) or where the application is made following refusal of consent for display of an advertisement, and where the application is made by or on behalf of the same person
  • If the application is for alternative proposals for the same site by the same applicant, in order to benefit from the permitted development right in Schedule 2 Part 3 Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

Concessions - reductions to payments

  • If the application is being made on behalf of a non-profit making sports club or works for playing fields not involving buildings then the fee is £588
  • If the application is being made on behalf of a parish or community council then the fee is 50%
  • If the application is an alternative proposal being submitted on the same site by the same applicant on the same day, where this application is of lesser cost then the fee is 50%
  • If two or more applications are submitted for different proposals on the same day and relating to the same site then you must pay the fee for the highest fee plus half sum of the others
  • Where an application relates to development which is within more than one fee category, the correct fee is simply the highest of the fees payable (if not including residential)
  • Where an application consists of the erection of dwellings and the erection of other types of buildings (categories 1-4) the fees are added together and maximum can be exceeded
  • Where an application crosses one or more local or district planning authorities then the fee is 150% and goes to the authority that contains the larger part of the application site or a sum of the fees it if is less than 150%