Planning application types and fees
Planning permission or consent
View our fees for applications for planning permission or consent.
These are applications where you're asking permission to:
- carry out building works
- change the use of a building
- display advertisements
- work on trees and hedges
This page also includes applications for:
- car parks, service roads and access
- the drilling of oil or natural gas
- the winning and working of oil or natural gas
All fees are updated from 6 December 2023.
Householder
This application is for works or extension to a single dwelling (excludes flats). Only for householder developments.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Householder | £258 |
Outline planning permission
Outline planning permission with some or all matters reserved. Can be for minor or major developments.
Fees range from £578 to £202,500.
| Outline application type | Size of outline | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Erection of dwelling houses | Outline permission for up to 0.5 hectares | £578 per 0.1 hectare |
| Erection of dwelling houses | Outline permission for between 0.5 hectares and 2.5 hectares | £624 per 0.1 hectare |
| Erection of dwelling houses | Outline permission for 2.6 hectares and over |
£15,433 plus £186 for each 0.1 hectares in excess of 2.5 hectares Maximum total of £202,500 |
| Erection of buildings | Outline permission for up to 1 hectare | £578 per hectare |
| Erection of buildings | Outline permission for between 1 hectare and 2.5 hectares | £624 per hectare |
| Erection of buildings | Outline permission for 2.6 hectares and over |
£15,433 plus £186 for each 0.1 hectares in excess of 2.5 hectares Maximum total of £202,500 |
Full planning permission
Applications for full planning permission. This can be for minor or major developments.
Fees vary from £120 to £405,000.
| Full application type | Application scheme | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Dwelling houses | Alterations or extensions to a single dwellinghouse (or flat), including works within boundaries | £258 for a single dwellinghouse (or single flat) |
| Dwelling houses | Alterations or extensions to 2 or more dwellings (houses or flats), including works within boundaries | £509 |
| Dwelling houses | New dwellings - up to 10 units | £578 per dwelling |
| Dwelling houses | New dwellings – between 10 and 50 units | £624 per dwelling |
| Dwelling houses | New dwellings – 50 units or more |
£30,860 + £186 for each additional dwellinghouse in excess of 50 Maximum fee of £405,000 |
| Erection of buildings (not dwellings, agricultural, glasshouses, plant or machinery) | No increase in gross (total) floor space to be created by development or no more than 40m2 | £293 |
| Erection of buildings (not dwellings, agricultural, glasshouses, plant or machinery) | Between 40m2 and 1,000m2 gross floor space to be created by development | £578 for each 75m2 (or part thereof) |
| Erection of buildings (not dwellings, agricultural, glasshouses, plant or machinery) | Between 1,000m2 and 3,750m2 gross floorspace to be created by development | £624 for each 75m2 (or part thereof) |
| Erection of buildings (not dwellings, agricultural, glasshouses, plant or machinery) | More than 3,750m2 gross floorspace to be created by development |
£30,680 plus £186 for each additional 75m2 (or part thereof) in excess of 3,750m2 Maximum total of £405,000 |
| Erection of buildings (on land used for agriculture for agricultural purposes) | Increase in gross (total) floor space to be created by the development up to 465m2 | £120 |
| Erection of buildings (on land used for agriculture for agricultural purposes) | Between 465m2 and 540m2 of gross floorspace to be created by the development | £578 |
| Erection of buildings (on land used for agriculture for agricultural purposes) | Between 540m2 and 1,000m2 of gross floorspace to be created by the development |
£578 for the first 540m2 Plus £578 for each additional 75m2 (or part thereof) in excess of 540m2 |
| Erection of buildings (on land used for agriculture for agricultural purposes) | Between 1,000m2 and 4,215m2 of gross floorspace to be created by the development |
£624 for the first 1,000m2 Plus £624 for each additional 75m2 (or part thereof) in excess of 1,000m2 |
| Erection of buildings (on land used for agriculture for agricultural purposes) | More than 4,215m2 of gross floorspace to be created by the development |
£30,860 plus £186 for each additional 75m2 (or part thereof) in excess of 4,215m2 Maximum total of £405,000 |
| Erection of glasshouses (on land used for the purpose of agriculture) | No more than 465m2 gross (total) floorspace to be created by the development | £120 |
| Erection of glasshouses (on land used for the purpose of agriculture) | Between 465m2 and 1,000 m2 gross floorspace to be created by the development | £3,225 |
| Erection of glasshouses (on land used for the purpose of agriculture) | More than 1,000m2 gross floorspace to be created by the development | £3,483 |
| Erection/alterations/replacement of plant and machinery | Site area no more than 1 hectare | £578 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) |
| Erection/alterations/replacement of plant and machinery | Site area between 1 and 5 hectares | £624 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) |
| Erection/alterations/replacement of plant and machinery | Site area more than 5 hectares |
£30,860 plus £186 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 5 hectares Maximum total of £405,000 |
| Involving more than one category of development | N/A | For a quote on the correct planning fee email [email protected] |
Applications other than building works
| Application type | Application type/area | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Car park, service roads, or other accesses (for existing uses) | For existing uses | £293 |
| Waste (Use of land for disposal of refuse or waste materials or deposit of material remaining after extraction or storage of minerals) | Site area is no more than 15 hectares | £316 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) |
| Waste (Use of land for disposal of refuse or waste materials or deposit of material remaining after extraction or storage of minerals) | Site area is more than 15 hectares |
£47,161 plus £186 for each additional hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 15 hectares Maximum total of £105,300 |
| Operations connected with exploratory drilling of oil or natural gas | Site area is no more than 7.5 hectares | £686 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) |
| Operations connected with exploratory drilling of oil or natural gas | Site area is more than 7.5 hectares |
£51,395 plus £204 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 7.5 hectares Maximum total of £405,000 |
| Operations (other than exploratory drilling) for the winning and working of oil or natural gas | Site area is no more than 15 hectares | £347 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) |
| Operations (other than exploratory drilling) for the winning and working of oil or natural gas | Site area is more than 15 hectares |
£52,002 plus £204 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 15 hectares Maximum total of £105,300 |
| Other operations (winning and working of minerals) excluding oil and natural gas | Site area is no more than 15 hectares | £316 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) |
| Other operations (winning and working of minerals) excluding oil and natural gas | Site area is more than 15 hectares |
£47,161 plus £186 for each 0.1 hectare in excess of 15 hectares Maximum total of £405,000 |
| Other operations (not coming within any of the above categories) | Miscellaneous |
£293 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) Maximum total of £2,535 |
Advertisement consent
Adverts are grouped into three categories:
- exceptions – advertisements that do not require advertisement consent
- deemed consent – those advertisements that require consent, but provided they fall within certain criteria can be displayed without having to apply to the local planning authority
- express consent – an application for express consent must be made to the local planning authority on the forms provided and is subject to a fee
Applications for advertisement consent can be considered only in the interests of 'amenity' and 'public safety'.
We may not impose any limitation or restriction on the subject matter, content or design of an advertisement, except in the interests of public safety or amenity.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Consent to display an advertisement relating to the business on the premises | £165 |
| Consent to display advance signs which are not situated on or visible from the site, directing the public to a business | £165 |
| Consent to display an advertisement – other | £578 |
Change of use
The use of land and buildings is split into various categories known as 'use classes'. A 'change of use' can occur within the same use class or from one use class to another.
Below are the application fees for:
- the change of use of a building to 1 or more separate dwellinghouses
- other changes of use of a building or land
| Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| No more than 10 dwellinghouses | £578 per dwelling |
| Between 10 and 50 dwellinghouses | £624 per dwelling |
| More than 50 total dwellinghouses |
£30,860 plus £186 for each unit in excess of 50 Maximum total of £405,000 |
| Other changes of use of a building or land | £578 |
Other application types
Includes:
- listed building consent
- tree works
- permission in principle
- lawful development certificates
- minerals and waste
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Permission in principle – an alternative route to permission, but must meet certain requirements | £503 per 0.1 hectare of land |
| Listed building consent – consent for alterations or demolition of a listed building | Exempt from fees |
| Lawful development certificate (existing) – for an existing use or operation or activity | £293 or relevant full application fee |
| Lawful development certificate (proposed) – for a proposed use or operation or activity | 50% of full application fee |
| Approval of reserved matters – following outline approval | Full application fee or £578 if already paid |
| Removal or variation of condition – removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission | £293 |
| Approval of details reserved by condition – approval of details reserved by condition |
£43 per request (householder) £145 per request (other) |
| Technical details consent – submission of technical details relating to a permission in principle | Full application fee |
| Non-material amendment – amend an application that has already been determined |
£43 (householder) £293 (other) |
| Application for tree works – works to trees subject to a preservation order (TPO) or in a Conservation Area | Exempt from fees |
For a full list of HS2 application fees see High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) (Fees for Requests for Planning Approval) Regulations 2017 on GOV.UK.