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): £204
• 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: £562
• meeting and written advice: £702
• 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: £482
• full advice (meeting and written): £2,105
• 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: £482
• full advice (meeting and written): £4,211
• charged per hour for officer follow up.

Additional services and hourly fees  

Additional services and hourly fees include:  

• presentation to members: £1,087
• Tree Preservation Order advice fee per hour: £123
• conservation areas and listed buildings written advice (site visit or meeting at officers' discretion): £149
• planner fee per hour: £94
• senior planner fee per hour: £123
• planning manager fee per hour: £141
• head of service fee per hour: £159
• assistant director fee per hour: £188.

Post refusal feedback  

If you did not enter into pre-application discussions, the relevant pre-application fee and officer fee per hour will be charged.  

Previously approved schemes  

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