Pre-application advice

• extensions to dwellings, outbuildings and other development within the garden
• garages, crossover, hard standing and roof alterations.

This does not include new houses.  

Form of advice and cost

• meeting (site visit at planning officer's discretion): £233
• charged per hour for officer follow up.

Minor or other development  

Minor or other development advice is for: 

• 1 to 9 residential units
• floorspace up to 999 square metres
• change of use up to 999 square metres
• shopfronts, shutters, advertisements
• air conditioning or ventilation equipment.

Form of advice and cost

• meeting: £642
• meeting and written advice: £802
• charged per hour for officer follow up.

Meetings will be held at Gun Wharf and site visits will be at planning officer’s discretion.

Major development  

Major development advice is for:

• creation of 10 to 49 residential units
• 1,000 to 4,999 square metres floorspace
• development on a site of less than 2 hectares (including any change of use of land or buildings).

Form of advice and cost 

• preliminary advice meeting held at Gun Wharf: £550
• full advice (meeting and written): £2,405
• charged per hour for officer follow up.

Strategic development  

Strategic development advice is for:

• creation of 50 or more residential units
• 5,000 square metres of floorspace and over
• development on a site of 2 or more hectares and (including any change of use of land or buildings).

Form of advice and cost  

• preliminary advice meeting held at Gun Wharf: £550
• full advice (meeting and written): £4,808
• charged per hour for officer follow up.

Additional services and hourly fees  

Additional services and hourly fees include:  

• works to trees advice: £140
• listed building advice: £170
• flood risk management advice: £140
• landscape and urban design advice: £280
• presentation to members: £1,238
• Tree Preservation Order advice fee per hour: £140
• conservation areas and listed buildings written advice (site visit or meeting at officers' discretion): £170
• planner fee per hour: £108
• senior planner fee per hour: £140
• principal planner fee per hour: £162
• head of service fee per hour: £182
• chief planning officer fee per hour: £215.

Post refusal feedback  

If your planning application was previously declined and you had not sought pre-application advice, the relevant fee will be charged:

• householder meeting: £341
• minor meeting: £782
• minor meeting and written: £942
• major preliminary: £690
• major full advice and written: £2,545
• strategic preliminary: £690
• strategic full advice and written: £4,950
• works to trees advice: £280
• listed building advice: £340
• flood risk management advice: £280
• landscape and urban design advice: £420.

Previously approved schemes  

Amendments to a previously approved scheme will be charged by the officer's hourly fee.