Planning pre-application advice

Payment provider transition - Wednesday 27 November

Payment provider transition is complete.Payments via online and telephone are available. Services under Pay for it, are available.

While the majority of payments in most service areas will be available after 1 PM, several service forms will be unavailable until Friday 29th November, 1 PM. This includes the form(s) in this section.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Applying for pre-application advice

You can apply online for pre-application advice.

Apply for pre-application advice

We will acknowledge receipt of your request and give the timescale for a reply, together with the name and contact details of the case officer.

Planning pre-application advice fees

The following fees for different types of advice are applicable from 1 April 2024.

Advice type Fee, including VAT Time within which we provide advice
Householder – written advice £82 15 working days
Householder – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer £120 15 working days
Householder, proposals in a conservation area or works to listed building – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer £455 15 working days
Single dwelling, replacement or residential annexe – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer £243 30 working days
Single dwelling, replacement or residential annexe in a conservation area or for a listed building – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer £570 30 working days
Alterations to a listed buildings, either residential or commercial – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer £455 30 working days
Minor development – written advice and 1 hour meeting £695 30 working days
Residential major development, 10-49 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting £2,475 40 working days
Residential major development, 50-99 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting £3,575 40 working days
Residential major development, 100-499 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting £5,700 40 working days
Residential major development, 500 or more units – written advice and 1 hour meeting £7,150 40 working days
Non-residential major development, 1,000-4,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting £2,475 40 working days
Non-residential major development, 5,000-9,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting £3,575 40 working days
Non-residential major development, 10,000-29,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting £5,700 40 working days
Non-residential major development, 30,000 or more square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting £7,150 40 working days
Follow-up meetings – householder 50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings and, when schemes change, the fee for further comments is £65 15 working days
Follow-up meetings – minor development 50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings and, when schemes change, the fee for further comments is £155 30 working days
Follow-up meetings – major development 50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings and, when schemes change, the fee for further comments is £466 40 working days
Attendance at meetings by a specialist – for example, ecology or listed building £310 per hour in addition to the meeting cost

Further information

Development Management

: [email protected]