Planning application types and fees
Concessions
Some applications are either exempt from fees or offered at a reduced fee.
As the fee regulations are complex, applications will be checked on a case by case basis to ensure we make the correct exemption or reduction. These are listed below.
| When this happens | Changes to fees |
|---|---|
| Applications for development that provides means of access for a disabled occupant or is designed to secure that person’s greater safety, heath or comfort | Exempt from fees |
| Applications for development in a public space that provides means of access for disabled members of the public | Exempt from fees |
| Application for development within 12 months of a refusal, withdrawal or approval of an earlier application for the same character on the same site for the same applicant | Exempt from fees (this exemption can only be claimed once for refusal/withdrawal and permission |
| 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) | Exempt from fees |
| Application for advert consent within 12 months of a refusal or withdrawal for the same applicant | Exempt from fees |
| Application for advert consent that results from a direction under regulation 7 of the 2007 regulations, dis-applying deemed consent under regulation 6 | Exempt from fees |
| Application for alternate use of buildings or land within the same Use Class that requires planning permission only by the requirements of Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 | Exempt from fees |
| Application 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 | Exempt from fees |
| Application relating to a condition or conditions on an application for Listed Building Consent or planning permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area | Exempt from fees |
| Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a listed building | Exempt from fees |
| Application made on behalf of a non-profit sports club for works on playing fields (not involving buildings) | £578 reduced fee |
| Application made on behalf of a parish or community council | 50% reduced fee |
| Application of an alternative proposal submitted on the same day by the same applicant (second application fee must be lower) | 50% reduced fee |
| Reserved matters |
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 |
| Applications for a lawful development certificate for a proposed use/development | 50% reduced fee |
| Submission of 2 or more applications relating to different proposals on the same site that are submitted on the same day | Full fee for first application and 50% reduction on the total sum for the others |
| Applications for a single site straddling the boundary between planning authorities |
150% increase on the normal application fee 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). Payable to the planning authority that covers the largest part of the site. |