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Pre-application advice fees

Terms and conditions on bookings

  • Prices include VAT
  • Meetings that last for less than an hour will be charged at the full hourly rate
  • Planning officers will decide on the venue for any meetings

Householder development

Residential extensions and out buildings (including flats)

  • £150

Householder and Listed Building 

Works to alter a dwelling which is also a Listed Building

  • Level 1 (written advice) - £150
  • Level 2 (site meeting) - £105
  • Level 3 (site meeting and written advice) - £255

Type 1

1 new dwelling/flat, adverts and other schemes up to 49m²

  • Bronze – £105 per hour
  • Silver – £200
  • Gold – £350
  • Additional meetings – £105 per hour

Type 2

2-4 new residential units or sites from 50 to 124m², including business change of use

  • Bronze – £105 per hour
  • Silver – £300
  • Gold – £630
  • Additional meetings – £105 per hour

Type 3

5-9 new residential units or sites from 125 to 999m², including business change of use

  • Bronze – £105 per hour
  • Silver – £500
  • Gold – £1,000
  • Additional meetings – £105 per hour

Type 4

10-19 new residential units, 1000-1999m² floor space or sites of 1-2 hectares (including business change of use)

  • Bronze – £305 per hour
  • Silver – £1,200
  • Gold – £2,400
  • Additional meetings – £305 per hour

Type 5

20 – 49 new residential units, 2000-4,999m² floor space or sites of 3-5 hectares (including business change of use)

  • Bronze – £305 per hour
  • Silver – £2,150
  • Gold – £4,300
  • Additional meetings – £305 per hour

Type 6

50 – 99 new residential units, 5,000-9,999m² floor space or sites of 6-10 hectares (including business change of use)

  • Bronze – £305 per hour
  • Silver – £3,100
  • Gold – £6,150
  • Additional meetings – £305 per hour

Type 7

100 to 199 units, 10,000-19,999m² floor space or sites of 11-20 hectares (including business change of use)

  • Bronze – £305 per hour
  • Silver – £4,100
  • Gold – £10,200
  • Additional meetings – £305 per hour

Type 8

200 to 299 units, 20,000-29,999m² floor space or sites of 21-30 hectares (including business change of use)

  • Bronze – £305 per hour
  • Silver – £6,000
  • Gold – £15,400
  • Additional meetings – £305 per hour 

Type 9

300+ units, 30,000m²+ floor space or sites of 31+ hectares (including business change of use)

  • Service level 1 – price on application
  • Service level 2 – price on application
  • Service level 3 – price on application
  • Additional meetings – price on application

Change of use (non-commercial)

  • Change of use where new use is not related to a business or creates residential units – £250
  • Optional meetings after written advice – £105 per hour