A Guide to the Fees for Planning Applications in England

Planning Portal - Application Fees England – 6 December 2023 – V2023.3

A guide to fees for Planning Applications in England

These fees apply from 6 December 2023.

This document is based upon ‘The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed

Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012’ (as amended) including all

amendments up to the 6 December 2023.

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.

Householder Applications

Alterations/extensions to a single

dwellinghouse, including works within

boundary

Single

dwellinghouse

£258

Outline Applications

The erection of dwellinghouses

Site area

Less than 0.5

hectares

£578 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

Between 0.5

hectares and 2.5

hectares

£624 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

More than 2.5

hectares

£15,433+ £186 for each

additional 0.1 hectare (or

part thereof) in excess of

2.5 hectares

Maximum fee of £202,500

The erection of buildings (not dwellinghouses)

Site area Less than 1

hectare

£578 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

Between 1 hectare

and 2.5 hectares

£624 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

More than 2.5

hectares

£15,433 + £186 for each

additional 0.1 hectare (or

part thereof) in excess of

2.5 hectares

Maximum fee of £202,500

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Full Applications

(and First Submissions of Reserved Matters; or Technical Details Consent)

Alterations/extensions to dwellinghouses, including works within boundaries

Number of dwellinghouses

Single

dwellinghouse (or

single flat)

£258

Two or more

dwellinghouses (or

two or more flats)

£509

The erection of dwellinghouses

Number of dwellinghouses

Fewer than 10

dwellinghouses

£578 for each

dwellinghouse

Between 10 and

50 dwellinghouses

£624 for each

dwellinghouse

More than 50

dwellinghouses

£30,860 + £186 for each

additional dwellinghouse in

excess of 50

Maximum fee of £405,000

Erection of buildings

(not dwellinghouses, agricultural, glasshouses, plant nor machinery)

Gross floor space to be created by the

development

No increase in

gross floor space

or no more than

40 square metres

£293

More than 40

square metres but

less than 1,000

square metres

£578 for each 75 square

metres (or part thereof).

Between 1,000

square metres and

3,750 square

metres

£624 for each 75 square

metres (or part thereof)

More than 3,750

square metres

£30,680 + £186 for each

additional 75 square metres

(or part thereof) in excess of

3,750 square metres

Maximum fee of £405,000

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Full Applications

(and First Submissions of Reserved Matters; or Technical Details Consent)

continued…

The erection of buildings

(on land used for agriculture for agricultural purposes)

Gross floor space to be created by the

development

Not more than 465

square metres

£120

More than 465

square metres but

not more than 540

square metres

£578

More than 540

square metres but

less than 1,000

square metres

£578 for first 540 square

metres + £578 for each

additional 75 square metres

in excess of 540 square

metres

Between 1,000

square metres and

4,215 square

metres

£624 for first 1,000 square

metres + £624 for each

additional 75 square metres

in excess of 1,000 square

metres.

More than 4,215

square metres

£30,860 + £186 for each

additional 75 square metres

(or part thereof) in excess of

4,215 square metres

Maximum fee of £405,000

Erection of glasshouses (on land used for the purposes of agriculture)

Gross floor space to be created by the

development

Not more than 465

square metres

£120

More than 465

square metres but

less than 1,000

square metres

£3,225

1,000 square

metres or more

£3,483

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Full Applications

(and First Submissions of Reserved Matters; or Technical Details Consent)

continued…

Erection/alterations/replacement of plant and machinery

Site area

Less than 1

hectare

£578 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

Between 1 hectare

and 5 hectares

£624 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

More than 5

hectares

£30,860 + £186 for each

additional 0.1 hectare (or

part thereof) in excess of 5

hectares

Maximum fee of £405,000

Applications other than Building Works

Car parks, service roads or other accesses (for existing

uses)

£293

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 15

hectares

£316 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

More than 15

hectares

£47,161 + £186 for each

additional 0.1 hectare (or

part thereof) in excess of 15

hectares

Maximum fee of £105,300

Operations connected with exploratory drilling for oil or natural gas

Site area

Not more than 7.5

hectares

£686 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

More than 7.5

hectares

£51,395 + £204 for each

additional 0.1 hectare (or

part thereof) in excess of

7.5 hectares.

Maximum fee of £405,000

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Full Applications

(and First Submissions of Reserved Matters; or Technical Details Consent)

continued…

Applications other than Building Works

continued…

Operations (other than exploratory drilling) for the winning and working of oil or

natural gas

Site area Not more than 15

hectares

£347 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

More than 15

hectares

£52,002 + additional £204

for each 0.1 hectare in

excess of 15 hectares

Maximum fee of £105,300

Other operations (winning and working of minerals) excluding oil and natural gas

Site area

Not more than 15

hectares

£316 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

More than 15

hectares

£47,161 + additional £186

for each 0.1 hectare in

excess of 15 hectares

Maximum fee of £105,300

Other operations (not coming within any of the above categories)

Site area

Any site area

£293 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

Maximum fee of £2,535

Change of Use of a building to use as one or more separate dwellinghouses, or other cases

Number of dwellinghouses

Fewer than 10

dwellinghouses

£578 for each

dwellinghouse

Between 10 and

dwellinghouses

£624 for each

dwellinghouse

More than 50

dwellinghouses

£30,860 + £186 for each

additional dwellinghouse in

excess of 50

Maximum fee of £405,000

Other Changes of Use of a building or land

£578

Permission in Principle

Site area £503 for each 0.1 hectare

(or part thereof)

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Lawful Development Certificate

Existing use or operation

Same as Full

Existing use or operation - lawful not to comply with any

condition or limitation

£293

Proposed use or operation Half the normal planning

fee

Prior Approval (under Permitted Development rights)

Larger Home Extensions

£120

Additional storeys on a home

£120

Agricultural and Forestry buildings & operations

£120

Demolition of buildings £120

Communications (previously referred to as

‘Telecommunications Code Systems Operators’)

£578

Change of use from Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class

E), or Betting Office or Pay Day Loan Shop to mixed use

including up to two flats (Use Class C3)

£120

Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage

from Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E), Hotels (Use

Class C1), Residential Institutions (Use Class C2), Secure

Residential Institutions (Use Class C2A) to a State Funded

School

£120

Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage

from an Agricultural Building to a State-Funded School

£120

Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage

from an Agricultural Building to a flexible commercial use

within Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E), Storage or

Distribution (Use Class B8), or Hotels (Use Class C1)

£120

Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage

from Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) to

Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

£125 for each

dwellinghouse

Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage

from an Agricultural Building to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

£120; or

£258 if it includes building

operations in connection

with the change of use

Change of use of a building from Betting Office, Pay Day Loan

Shop, Launderette; a mixed use combining one of these uses

and use as Dwellinghouse(s); or Hot Food Takeaways to

Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

£120; or

£258 if it includes building

operations in connection

with the change of use

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Prior Approval (under Permitted Development rights) continued…

Change of Use of a building and any land within its curtilage

from Amusement Arcades/Centres and Casinos to

Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

£120; or

£258 if it includes building

operations in connection

with the change of use

Temporary Use of Buildings or Land for the Purpose of

Commercial Film-Making and the Associated Temporary

Structures, Works, Plant or Machinery required in Connection

with that Use

£120

Provision of Temporary School Buildings on Vacant

Commercial Land and the use of that land as a State-funded

School for up to 3 Academic Years

£120

Development Consisting of the Erection or Construction of a

Collection Facility within the Curtilage of a Shop

£120

Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar

Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic

Buildings (1 Megawatt capacity restriction removed from 21

December 2023)

£120

Installation, Alteration or Replacement of microgeneration

Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment or solar thermal

equipment on the flat roof of a dwellinghouse or a block of

flats (or a building situated within the curtilage) on Article 2(3)

land. (From 21 December 2023)

£120

Installation, alteration or replacement of stand-alone solar for

microgeneration within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse or a

block of flats in a conservation area, where it would be nearer

to any highway which bounds the curtilage than the part of

the dwellinghouse or block of flats which is nearest to that

highway. (From 21 December 2023)

£120

Installation, alteration or replacement of stand-alone solar for

microgeneration within the curtilage of a non-domestic

building on Article 2(3) land, where it would be nearer to any

highway which bounds the curtilage than the part of the

building which is nearest to that highway. (From 21 December

2023)

£120

Installation, alteration or replacement of a solar canopy within

an area lawfully used as offstreet parking other than for a

dwellinghouse or a block of flats. (From 21 December 2023)

£120

Erection, extension, or alteration of a university building £120

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Prior Approval (under Permitted Development rights) continued…

Movable structure within the curtilage of a historic visitor

attraction, or listed pub/restaurant/etc

£120

Erection, extension or alteration on a closed defence site by or

on behalf of the Crown of single living accommodation and/or

non-residential buildings

£120

Temporary recreational campsite in Flood Zone 2 or 3

£120

Construction of new dwellinghouses

Fewer than 10

dwellings

£418 for each

dwellinghouse

Between 10 and

dwellinghouses

£451 for each

dwellinghouse

More than 50

dwellinghouses

£22,309 + £135 for each

dwellinghouse in excess of

Maximum fee of £405,000

Reserved Matters

Approval of reserved matters following outline approval

Full fee due; or

If full fee already paid, £578

Removal/Variation/Approval/Discharge of condition

Removal or variation of a condition following grant of

planning permission

£293

Discharge of condition(s)

– Approval of

details and/or confirmation that one or

more planning conditions have been

complied with

Householder

permissions

£43

All other

permissions

£145

Advertising

Relating to the business on the premises

£165

Advance signs which are not situated on or visible from

the site, directing the public to a business

£165

Other advertisements

£578

Non-material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission

Householder developments £43

Any other development

£293

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Concessions

Please note: Not all concessions are valid for all application types. Upon receipt of your

application, the local authority will check the fee is correct and if the concession is applicable.

Application types with no current fee

Listed Building Consent

Planning permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area

Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order or in a Conservation Area

Hedgerow removal notice

Exemptions from payment (removed from legislation but remain valid as per below)

An application that is the first and only revision of a previous application of the same type,

for development of the same character or description, on the same site (or part of that site),

by the same applicant where it will be received by the Local Authority within 12 months of:

• the Local Authority receiving the previous application if it was withdrawn; or

• the previous application being granted or refused; or

• the determination period of the previous application expiring, where that application was

validated, not determined, and then appealed on the grounds of non-determination;

and, in all cases, where that relevant 12-month period started no later than 5 December

2023.

An application that is the first and only revision of a previous application, for display

advertisement(s) of the same description, on the same site(s) or part(s) of the site(s), by the

same applicant, where it will be received by the Local Authority within 12 months of:

• the Local Authority receiving the previous application if it was withdrawn; or

• the previous application being refused;

and, in all cases, where that relevant 12-month period started no later than 5 December

2023.

Exemptions from payment

An application solely for the alteration or extension of an existing dwellinghouse; or works in

the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse (other than the erection of a dwellinghouse) for

the purpose of providing:

• Means of access to or within it for a disabled person who is resident in it, or is proposing

to take up residence in it; or

•

Facilities designed to secure that person's greater safety, health or comfort.

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.

If the application relates to an alternate use of buildings or land within the same Use Class

that requires planning permission only by the requirements of a condition imposed on a

permission granted or deemed to be granted under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning

Act 1990 (as amended).

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Concessions continued…

Please note: Not all concessions are valid for all application types. Upon receipt of your

application, the local authority will check the fee is correct and if the concession is applicable.

Exemptions from payment continued…

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 which results from a direction

under Regulation 7 of the 2007 Regulations, dis-applying deemed consent under Regulation

6 to the advertisement in question

If the application relates to a condition or conditions on an application for Listed Building

Consent or planning permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area

If the application is for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a listed building

If an application for planning permission (for which a fee is payable) being made by the same

applicant on the same date for the same site, buildings or land as the prior approval

application (for larger home extensions, additional storeys on a home, or change of uses)

Reductions to payments

If the application is being made on behalf of a non-profit making sports club for works for

playing fields not involving buildings then the fee is £578

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%

In respect of reserved matters you must pay a sum equal to or greater than what would be

payable at current rates for approval of all the reserved matters. If this amount has already

been paid then the fee is £578

If the application is for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development,

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

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Fees for cross boundary applications

Where an application crosses one or more local or district planning authorities.

• The amount due is usually 150% of the ‘single’ fee that would have been payable for the

proposed development (as if there had only been one application to a single authority

covering the entire site); unless

• The ‘total’ fee (the sum total of each separately calculated fee for each part of the

development within each authority’s boundary) is smaller. In which case this ‘total’ fee is

the fee due

In either case, the fee should be paid to the authority that contains the larger part of the

application site within its boundary.

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