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 2025
|
Advice type |
Fee, including VAT |
Time within which we provide advice |
|---|---|---|
|
Householder – written advice |
£251.00 |
15 working days |
|
Householder – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer |
£336.00 |
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 |
£588.00 |
15 working days |
|
Single dwelling, replacement or residential annexe – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer |
£398.00 |
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 |
£708.00 |
30 working days |
|
Alterations to a listed buildings, either residential or commercial – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer |
£708.00 |
30 working days |
|
Minor development – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£1,560.00 |
30 working days |
|
Residential major development, 10-49 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£4,800 |
40 working days |
|
Residential major development, 50-99 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£7,800 |
40 working days |
|
Residential major development, 100-499 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£9,600 |
40 working days |
|
Residential major development, 500 or more units – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£12,000 |
40 working days |
|
Non-residential major development, 1,000-4,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£6,000 |
40 working days |
|
Non-residential major development, 5,000-9,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£7,200 |
40 working days |
|
Non-residential major development, 10,000-29,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£9,600 |
40 working days |
|
Non-residential major development, 30,000 or more square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£12,000 |
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 |
£540.00 per hour in addition to the meeting cost |
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