Pre-planning application advice

Please select the category of pre-application advice you require from the list below.

Your selection will be verified and you will receive confirmation by email or post with instructions.

Duty planner appointment

The duty planner advice service provides advice on simple queries between 9am and 1pm Monday to Friday.

The charge for this service is £65.00 for a 30 minute slot.

Application types considered under this service include:

• Certificate of lawfulness
• Advertisements
• Shop fronts
• Approval of details
• Householder applications
• Simple extensions and alterations
• Simple change of use

I want a duty planner appointment

Duty planner call back

The duty planner call back service provides advice on simple queries within 1 working day of your request if your query is via telephone or 5 working days if your query is via email.

Application types considered under this service include:

• Certificate of lawfulness
• Advertisements
• Shop fronts
• Approval of details
• Householder applications
• Simple extensions and alterations
• Simple change of use

I want a duty planner call back

Pre-validation check

We offer a service for checking completed application forms and supporting documents before submission. We will check that you have filled in the application form correctly and that you have included all the correct supporting documents and fee. This will help to speed up the whole application process and reduce the likely hood of submitting an invalid application.

The pre-validation check appointments are available between 1pm and 5pm Monday to Friday.

The charge for this service is £55.00 for a 30 minute slot.

Application types considered under this service include:

• Certificate of lawfulness
• Advertisements
• Signs
• Shop fronts
• Approval of details
• Householder applications
• Window alterations
• Simple extensions and alterations
• Simple change of use

I want a pre-validation check

Minor development

• change of use up to 499m2 (this category does not include conversion to residential)
• telecommunications equipment
• air conditioning/ ventilation equipment
• shop fronts
• advertisements
• conservation area consent schemes
• amendment to previously approved schemes
• discharge of conditions attached to previously approved schemes. 

Written advice fee: £350
Follow up written advice or meeting: £175

I want minor development advice

Householder

• alterations and extensions to existing individual houses or flats. 

Written advice fee: £130 
Follow up written advice or meeting: £65

I want minor householder advice

Listed building consent

• Written advice:
• No site visit required: £150
• Site visit required: £200
• Complex case (exceeds three hours of work): £50 additional hourly rate.

I want listed building consent advice

Small development conversion

• conversion relating to 1-4 residential units or up to 499msq 

Written advice or initial meeting fee: £370 
Follow up written advice or meeting: £185

I want small development conversion advice

Small development

• new build or conversion with extension relating to 1-4  residential units or up to 499msq 

Written advice or initial meeting fee: £1,000 
Follow up written advice or meeting: £500

I want small development advice

Medium development

• 5-9 units of residential accommodation or 500-999msq of non-residential floorspace 

First meeting fee: £1,700 
Follow up meeting on single issue: £850

I want medium development advice

Major development

• 10-20 units of residential accommodation or 1000m2-2000m2 of non-residential floorspace

First or planning performance agreement scoping meeting fee: £2,500 
Follow up meeting on single issue: £1,250

I want major development advice

Large major development

• 21-50 units of residential accommodation or 2001m2-5000m2 of non-residential floorspace
   

First or planning performance agreement scoping meeting fee: £3,000 
Follow up meeting on single issue: £1,500

I want large major development advice

Large scale major development

• Over 50 units of residential accommodation or 5000m2 of non-residential floorspace

First meeting fee: £3,500 
Follow up meeting: £1,750

I want large scale major development advice

Planning performance agreement (PPA)

Core cost: £5,000 

I want planning performance advice

Development management forum

£1,200 or £1,000 if developer provides suitable venue.

I want development management forum advice

Master plans or site marketing information

Negotiated amount based on cost recovery.

I want master plans or site marketing information