Planning Application Fees in England
These fees are payable on all planning applications in England between 6 December 2023 and 31 March 2025.
These fees differ from the arrangements prior to 6 December 2023 as the government has:
- Introduced a 25% increase across the board, which will rise to 35% for major schemes
- Removed the provision for a ‘free go’ on application resubmissions where the original application is made after 6 December 2023
- Introduced an annual increase the fees in-line with the inflation rate each year starting in April 2025
The details for all application fees are available here (PDF).
The most frequently used fees are available from the links below.
| Householder application | |
| Alterations/extension to a single dwellinghouse, including works within boundary | £258 |
| Prior Approval (under Permitted Development rights) | |
| Larger Homes Extensions | £120 |
| Additional Storeys on a home | £120 |
| Full Application | |
| Alterations/extension to dwellinghouses, including works within boundaries | |
| Single dwellinghouse (or single flat) | £258 |
| Two or more dwellinghouses (or two or more flats) | £509 |
| Full Application for erection of dwellinghouses | |
| Not more than 10 dwellinghouses | £578 for each dwellinghouse |
| Between 10 and 50 dwellinghouses | £624 for each dwellinghouse |
| Outline Application for erection of dwellinghouse | |
| Not more than 0.5 hectares | £578 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) |
| Full Application for the erection of buildings (not dwellinghouses, agricultural, glasshouses, plant nor machinery) | |
| No increase in gross floor space or no more than 40 square metres | £293 |
| More than 40 square metres but no more than 1,000 square metres | £578 for each 75 square metres (or part thereof) |
| Outline Application for the erection of buildings (not dwellinghouses) | |
| Not more than 1 hectare | £578 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof |
| Between 1 hectare and 2.5 hectares | £624 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) |
| Relating to the business on the premises | £165 |
| Advance signs which are not situated on or visible from the site, directing the public to a business | £165 |
| Other advertisements | £578 |
| Existing use or operation | Same as Full |
| Existing use or operation – lawful not to comply with any condition or limitation | £293 |
| Proposed Use or Operation | Half the normal Planning Fee |
| Householder developments | £43 |
| Any other development | £293 |
| Removal/Variation/Approval/Discharge of condition | |
| Removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission | £293 |
| Discharge of condition(s) – Approval of details and/or confirmation that one or more planning conditions have been complied with. | Householder permissions £43 All other permissions £145 |
Listed Building Consent
Planning permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area
Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order in a Conservation Area
An application solely for the alteration or extension of an existing dwellinghouse; or works in the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse (other than the erection of a dwellinghouse) for the purpose of providing:
- Means of access to or within it for a disable person who is resident in it, or is proposing to take up residence in it; or
- Facilities designed to secure that person’s greater safety, health or comfort
