Government proposals for planning fee increases
Released: 20 March 2008
Proposed changes to fees for Planning Applications are currently being reviewed by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
The Government has made the following announcement:
"The Government intend to seek Parliamentary approval for:
- a fee increase of 11% (that is, £15) for householder applications
- an overall 25% increase for other fees
- a new maximum fee of £250,000 (or £125,000 if an outline application) for all except minerals and waste applications, for which the maximum will go up 25% (to £65,000); and
- a new fee of £85 for "requests for confirmation that a planning condition has been fulfilled" (or £25 where the request relates to householder development)
Proposed fees
The Government propose that those changes to the Fees Regulations take effect from 6th April 2008." Proposed fee changes include:
Householder extensions
- Current fee: £135
- Proposed fee: £150
New Dwelling
- Current fee: £265
- Proposed fee: £335
Outline applications
- Current fee: £265 per 0.1 hectare of site area
- Proposed fee: £335 per 0.1 hectare of site area
Change of use of a dwellinghouse to building to two or more dwellinghouses
- Current fee: £265 per additional dwelling created
- Proposed fee: £335 per additional dwelling created
Change of use of a building to one or more dwellinghouses
- Current fee: £265 per dwelling created
- Proposed fee: £335 per dwelling created
Change of use
- Current fee: £265
- Proposed fee: £335
Advertisement on business premises
- Current fee: £75
- Proposed fee: £95
Further information
Further details of the proposed changes can be found on the Office of Public Sector Information website.
Important note on submitting applications
If you have submitted an application but have received advice that it is invalid, the application will only be registered when you have submitted the additional information or fee required.
If the additional information or fee required to make the application valid is received after 5 April 2008, please be aware that the new fees will apply.
Issued by Department for Communities and Local Government.
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