The following describes the payable fees and charges for pre-application planning advice. The fixed price charges includes the costs for:
- meetings carried out by telephone, Microsoft Teams or in person, as appropriate
- meeting of up to an hour, as required
- site would be visited, as required.
Category A
Householder extensions and alterations, or
Listed Building householder extensions and alterations:
- Pre-application charge - £105.00 (£87.50 + £17.50 VAT).
This would cover a site visit, one hour meeting with the case officer (if required) and one pre-app response letter. - Follow up advice - £30.00 (£25.00 + £5.00 VAT).
Category B
Non-domestic listed building works, or
Prior approval or telecommunications development:
- Pre-application charge - £220.86 (£184.05 + £36.81 VAT).
This would cover a site visit, one hour meeting with the case officer (if required) and one pre-app response letter. - Follow up advice - £50.00 (£41.67 + £8.33 VAT).
Category C
Small commercial development including change of use & advertisements:
- Pre-application charge - £275.00 (£229.170 + £45.83 VAT).
This would cover a site visit, one hour meeting with the case officer (if required) and one pre-app response letter. - Follow up advice - £150.00 (£125.00 + £25.00 VAT).
Residential development:
- Pre-application charge (one or two dwellings) - £247.50 (£206.25 + £41.25 VAT),
- Pre-application charge (three to five dwellings) - £500.00 (£416.67 + £83.33 VAT).
- Follow up advice - £150.00 (£125.00 + £25.00 VAT).
Category D
Minor residential development scheme of six to nine dwellings:
- Pre-application charge - £800.00 (£666.67 + £133.33 VAT).
This would cover a site visit, one hour meeting with the case officer (if required) and one pre-app response letter. - Follow up advice - £250.00 (£208.33 + £41.67 VAT).
Category E
Major commercial development including change of use, or
Residential development 10 to 49 dwellings, or
Winning or working or minerals or applications involving waste:
- Pre-application charge - £1500.00 (£1250.00 + £250.00 VAT).
This would cover a site visit, one hour meeting with the case officer (if required) and one pre-application response letter. - Follow up advice - £500.00 (£416.67 + £83.33 VAT).
Category F
Large scale major commercial developments and 50 plus dwellings:
Please enquire about bespoke charges and PPA’s:
Additional
Where the following additional officers are required to attend meetings, the following hourly rate charges will apply:
- Associate Director - £150.00 (£125.00 + £25.00 VAT)
- Development Manager - £110.00 (£91.67 + £18.33 VAT)
- Principal Planner - £90.00 (£75.00 + £15.00 VAT)
- Senior (Planning or equivalent) Officer - £75.00 (£62.50 + £12.50 VAT)
- Planning Officer - £55.00 (£45.83 + £9.17 VAT)