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 - £115.50 (£96.25 + £19.25 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 - £33.00 (£27.50 + £5.50 VAT).
Category B
Non-domestic listed building works, or
Prior approval or telecommunications development:
- Pre-application charge - £242.00 (£201.67 + £40.33 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 - £55.00 (£45.83 + £9.17 VAT).
Category C
Small commercial development including change of use & advertisements:
- Pre-application charge - £302.50 (£252.08 + £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 - £165.00 (£137.50 + £27.50 VAT).
Residential development:
- Pre-application charge (one or two dwellings) - £272.00 (£226.67 + £45.33 VAT),
- Pre-application charge (three to five dwellings) - £549.50 (£457.92 + £91.58 VAT).
- Follow up advice - £165.00 (£137.50 + £27.50 VAT).
Category D
Minor residential development scheme of six to nine dwellings:
- Pre-application charge - £879.00 (£732.50 + £146.50 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 - £275.00 (£229.17 + £45.83 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 - £1,648.50 (£1,373.75 + £276.75 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 - £549.50 (£457.92 + £91.58 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 - £165.00 (£137.50 + £27.50 VAT)
- Development Manager - £121.00 (£100.83 + £20.17 VAT)
- Principal Planner - £99.00 (£82.50 + £16.50 VAT)
- Senior (Planning or equivalent) Officer - £82.50 (£68.75 + £13.75 VAT)
- Planning Officer - £60.50 (£50.42 + £10.08 VAT)