Planning service fees and charges

We offer services that have fees and charges attached. All fees include VAT where applicable.

The fees and charges are payable from 1 April 2025.

Photocopying and document copies

  • Photocopying (per page): 10p
  • Plan copying (A0 per plan): £25.20
  • Plan copying (A1 per plan): £13.20
  • Plan copying (A2 per plan): £6.60
  • Plan copying (A3 per plan): £3
  • Plan copying (A4 per plan): £1.50
  • Decision Notices including Enforcement and Appeal Notices (per page plus postage and packing): 10p
  • Section 106 Agreements (per page plus postage and packing): 10p
  • Research for private property sale/purchases (up to one hour): £64.80
  • Research for private property sale/purchases (per hour thereafter): £64.80
  • Search of adjoining land/property up to 200m (plus research fee as above): £81.60.

Administration application charges

An administration charge is applied for invalid planning applications and pre-applications if they are not made valid.

These charges are:

  • £71 for Householder, Minor and Other applications with no planning officer input
  • £142.40 for Major Applications and applications where officer input required.

Administration charge SAMMs

An administration charge of £107 is applied to refunds of SAMMS Mitigation contributions paid using the SAMMS mitigation agreement. 

Refunds are not made unless an application is withdrawn or refused, and either:

  • the appeal time has passed and an appeal was not submitted
  • the appeal was dismissed
  • it's been 12 months since the withdrawn application was registered as a valid submission.

Planning application costs

You'll also need to pay planning application costs.

These application costs: