Planning Fee Increases!

From 1st April 2025 planning application fees are due to increase. The increases are summarised below:

Application Type	Current fee	Fee from 1st April 2025
Outline for dwellings on a site area of between 0.5 hectares and 2.5 hectares	£624 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)	£624 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Outline for buildings (other than dwellings) on a site area of between 1 hectare and 2.5 hectares	£624 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)	£635 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
Outline on sites of more than 2.5ha	£15,433 and an additional £186 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 2.5 hectares. Maximum fee of £202,500.	£15,695 + £189 for each additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 2.5 hectares. Maximum fee of £205,943
Full application/reserved matters for between 10 and 50 dwellings	£624 for each dwellinghouse	£635 for each dwellinghouse
Full application/reserved matters for more than 50 dwellinghouse	£30,860 + £186 for each additional dwellinghouse in excess of 50. Maximum fee of £405,000.	£31,385 + £189 for each additional dwellinghouse in excess of 50. Maximum fee of £411,885
Full application for buildings other than dwellinghouses, agricultural, glasshouses, plant or machinery, between 1,000 square metres and 3,750 square metres	£624 for each 75 square metres (or part thereof)	£635 for each 75 square metres (or part thereof)
Full application for buildings other than dwellinghouses, agricultural, glasshouses, plant or machinery, more than 3,750 square metres	£30,680 + £186 for each additional 75 square metres (or part thereof) in excess of 3,750 square metres. Maximum fee of £405,000.	£31,385 + £189 for each additional 75 square metres (or part thereof) in excess of 3,750 square metres. Maximum fee of £411,885
Other operations (not coming within any other category in the Regulations)	£293 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof). Maximum fee of £2,535.	£298 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof). Maximum fee of £2,578
Section 73	£292 (flat fee)	£86 for householder applications £586 for non-major development £2,000 for major development
Alterations/extensions to an existing single dwellinghouse	£258	£528
Alterations/extensions of two or more dwellinghouses	£509	£1,043
Discharge of Conditions (Householder)	£43	£86
Discharge of Conditions (Other development)	£145	£298
Prior Approval that involve building operations	£120	£240
Prior Approvals that involve building operations	£258	£516
Prior Approvals relating to the change of use of Class E to dwellinghouses (Class C3) (under Class MA of the GPDO)	£125 (per dwellinghouse)	£250 (per dwellinghouse)

Please note any applications prepared in ‘draft’ or those with a ‘payment pending’ status will be updated to reflect the change in fees.

If you are submitting an application via Planning Portal the website will be unavailable from 5pm on Monday 31st March 2025 until 1st April 2025, consequently all applications should be submitted and paid before 5pm to avoid the increase in planning application fees. Any planning fees paid by bank transfer have to be initiated by 26th March 2025 and any payments via cheque should have been with Planning Portal by 19th March 2025.

In addition, the cost of submitting an application via Planning Portal will increase with effect from 31st March 2025. The service charge fee will increase to £70.83 + VAT (£84.40). The minimum threshold fee has increased from £60 to £100 (any applications under £100 will not incur a Planning Portal service charge).

If you have any queries concerning planning fee calculations please do not hesitate to contact our Planning Consultancy team.

Laura Dixon
Director - Head of Planning Consultancy North East & Yorkshire
07395 885 515
LDixon@lsh.co.uk

Jess Nicholson
Assistant Planner - Planning Consultancy
07566 777 121
JNicholson@lsh.co.uk