Essential works to our phone payments system
We're carrying out essential works to our phone system. This means you may experience a problem paying by phone. You can still make payments online.
Planning fees, charges and payments
New fees and charges for planning services and how to make a planning payment.
You can pay online for planning services including:
- planning fees
- Section 106 payments
- copying charges
- discharge of conditions
- lawful development certificates
- Local Plan publications
- Special Protection Area (SPA) payments
Planning service fees and charges as of 1 April 2025
In addition to the statutory planning fee, we apply service charges to certain applications. The following charges were agreed at the Full Council meeting on 27 February 2025 and apply from 1 April 2025.
These charges are applied due to the additional administration costs associated with these services.
| Type of application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Invalid major applications | £225 |
| Invalid minor and non-major applications (including new dwellings) | £150 |
| Invalid householder and certificate applications (excluding prior approvals and non-material amendments) | £75 |
| Returned invalid applications | 25% of the planning fee received |
| Non-portal applications | £70 |
| Dropped kerb enquiries | £100 |
| Confirmation of whether permitted development rights are intact | £125 |
| Habitat regulations application – up to 10 dwellings | £150 |
| Habitat regulations application – more than 10 dwellings | £300 |
| Confirmation of compliance with an enforcement notice | £200 |
| Section 106 monitoring fee – excluding Strategic Access Management (SAMM) obligations | £1,000 |
These charges are:
- non-negotiable
- non-refundable
- inclusive of VAT
To avoid a charge for an invalid planning application, we recommended that you consult the local validation checklist before you submit a planning application.
Pre-application advice service fees
We also charge fees for our pre-application advice service.