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 2026 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
£610 for each 01 hectare for sites up to 1 hectare                      Not more than 1 hectare  £588 per 0.1 hectare  
£659 per 0.1 hectare for sites between 1 hectare and 2.5 hectares Not more than 2.5 hectares £659 per 0.1 hectare
£16,291 plus £196 for each 0.1 in excess of 2.5 hectares to a maximum of £213,769 More than 2.5 hectares £16,291 plus £196 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 £309
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 40m2 but no more than 1000m2  £610 for each 75m2 or part thereof
Gross floor space to be created by the development Between 1000m2 but no more than 3,750m2 £659 for each 75m2 or part thereof
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 3,750m2 £32,578 plus £196 for each additional 75m2 in excess of 3,750m2 to a maximum of £427,537
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 £127
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 465m2 but not more than 540m2 £610
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 540m2 but not more than 4,215m2 £610 for first 1000m2 + £610 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 £5,270 for the first 1,000 sq m + £659 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 £32,578 plus £196 for each additional 75m2 (or part thereof) in excess of 4,215m2 up to a maximum of £427,537
Erection of glasshouses (on land used for the purposes of agriculture):
Gross floor space to be created by the development Not more than 465m2 £127
Gross floor space to be created by the development More than 465m2 but no more than 1000m2 £3,405
Gross floor space to be created by the development 1000m2  or more                           £3,677
Erection/alterations/replacement of plant and machinery
Site area Not more than 1 hectare £610 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)

 

 More than 1 hectare but not more than 5 hectares £659 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 5 hectares £32,578 plus additional £196 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 5 hectares to a maximum of £427,537

 

Applications other than building works
Car parks, service roads or other accesses For existing uses £309
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 £333 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 7.5 hectares £49,786 plus £196 for each additional  0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 15 hectares up to a maximum of £111,159

 

Operations connected with exploratory drilling for oil or natural gas
Site area Not more than 7.5 hectares £725 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 7.5 hectares £54,255 plus additional £215 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 7.5 hectares up to a maximum of £427,537

 

Operations (other than exploratory drilling) for the winning and working of oil or natural gas
Site area Not more than 15 hectares £366 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 15 hectares £54,896 plus additional £215 for each 0.1 in excess of 15 hectare up to a maximum of £111,159

 

Other operations (winning and working of minerals) excluding oil and natural gas
Site area Not more than 15 hectares £333 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Site area More than 15 hectares £49,786 plus additional £196 for each 0.1 hectare in excess of 15 hectares up to a maximum of £111,159

 

Other operations (not coming within any of the above categories)
Any site area £309 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) up to a maximum of £2,676

 

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 £309
LDC – proposed use Half the normal planning fee

 

Prior approval
Agricultural and forestry buildings and operations or demolition of buildings £249
Telecommunications code systems operators £610

 

Reserved matters
Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval Full fee due or if full fee already paid then £610 due

 

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

Non-major (other than householder) £608

Major development £2,076
Request for confirmation that one or more planning conditions have been complied with £309 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 £610 for each dwelling
  Between 10 and 50 dwellings £659 for each dwelling

 

 More than 50 dwelling houses £32,578 plus £196 for each additional dwelling in excess of 50 – maximum fee of £427,537
Other changes of use of a building or land

 

 £610

 

Application for Non-material Amendment following a grant of planning permission
Applications in respect of householder developments £46
Applications in respect of other developments £309

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 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 £610
  • 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%