Pre-application advice service

Costs

Large scale major developments

This includes:

  • residential developments over 200 dwellings or where number not known
  • a site area of 4 hectares or more
  • non-residential developments over 10,000 square metres of floor space or where floor space not known
  • a site area of 2 hectares or more

Cost: £735

Small scale major developments

This includes:

  • residential developments of between 10 and 200 dwellings or where number not known
  • a site area of between 0.5 hectares and 4 hectares
  • non-residential developments of between 1,000m2 and 10,000m2 of floor space or where floor space not known
  • a site area of between 1 hectare and 2 hectares)

Cost: £370

Minor development for 1 dwelling

Cost: £110

Minor developments

This includes:

  • residential developments of between 2 and 9 dwellings or where number not known
  • a site area of less than 0.5 hectares
  • non-residential developments of under 1,000 square metres2 of floor space or where floor space not known
  • a site area of less than 1 hectare

Cost: £167

Householder development

This includes:

  • extensions
  • conservatories
  • loft conversions
  • dormer windows
  • garages
  • car ports
  • outbuildings
  • new accesses to dwellings

Cost:

  • for up to 30 minutes: £25
  • for over 30 minutes: £35 

Other development

This excludes householder development but includes change of uses, advertisements, prior approval proposals and listed building proposals.

Cost: £60

Free advice

Free advice may also be available from Planning Aid England.