Draft budget 2025/26 proposals - fees and charges

8. Budget consultation fees and charges - Planning

Planning

The table below contains the currently proposed list of changes to fees and charges for planning pre-application advice and land charges in 2025 to 2026.

Please note that there may also be separate changes to nationally set fees and charges for statutory planning elements.

Category Item 2024/25 Fee 2025/26 Fee Percentage Change
Pre-Application Charges  Housholder Advice (Alteration or Extension)
Written Pre-Application Advice
£107.00 £111.00 2.8%
Pre-Application Charges  Housholder Advice ( Alteration or Extension)
Meeting with Written Pre-Application Advice
£160.50 £165.00 2.8%
Pre-Application Charges  Minor Proposals (Single dwellings or Replacement dwelling)
Written Pre-Application Advice 
£267.50 £274.00 2.4%
Pre-Application Charges  Minor Proposals (Single dwellings or Replacement dwelling)
Meeting up to 1 Hour and Written Pre-Application Advice 
£428.00 £438.00 2.3%
Pre-Application Charges  Minor Proposals  (2-4 dwellings)
Written Pre-Application Advice
£535.00 £548.00 2.4%
Pre-Application Charges Minor Proposals (2-4 dwellings)
Meeting up to 1 Hour and Written Pre-Application Advice
£749.00 £767.00 2.4%
Pre-Application Charges Minor Proposals (5-9 dwellings)
Written Pre-Application Advice
£802.50 £821.00 2.3%
Pre-Application Charges Minor Proposals (5-9 dwellings)
Meeting up to 1 Hour and Written Pre-Application Advice
£1,070.00 £1,095.00 2.3%
Pre-Application Charges Minor Works (Alterations/shopfronts/signs/increases below 40sqm)
Written Pre-Application Advice
£160.50 £165 2.8%
Pre-Application Charges Minor Works (Alterations/shopfronts/signs/increases below 40sqm)
Meeting up to 1 Hour and Written Pre-Application Advice
£267.50 £274 2.4%
Pre-Application Charges

More Significant Works (Over 40sqm, Change of use and Telecoms)
Written Pre-Application Advice per 75 sqm or part thereof

£267.50 £274 2.4%
Pre-Application Charges More Significant Works (Over 40sqm, Change of use and Telecoms)
Meeting up to 1 Hour and Written Pre-Application Advice per 75 sqm or part thereof
£374.50 £384.00 2.5%
Pre-Application Charges  Major Proposals (10-25 dwellings)
Meeting and Written Pre-Application Advice
£2,675.00 £2,739.00 2.4%
Pre-Application Charges  Major Proposals (25+ dwellings) Bespoke Fee Bespoke Fee N/A
Pre-Application Charges  Site Visit to be undertaken by Case Officer £107.00 £110.00 2.8%
Pre-Application Charges  Follow-Up written advice on minor amendments (minors/majors only) £160.50 £165.00 2,8%
Pre-Application Charges Additional Charges: Site Visit to be undertaken by Case Officer additional £107.00 £110.00 2.8%
Pre-Application Charges Additional Charges: Follow-up written advice on minor amendments (minors/majors only) £160.50 £165.00 2.8%
Local Land Charges LLC1 only Official Search £39.59 £41.50 4.8%
Local Land Charges LLC1 only if using the NLIS channel £37.59 £39.50 5.1%
Local Land Charges LLC1 additional parcel of land £4.28 £5.00 16.8%
Local Land Charges CON29 only £248.06 £257.58 3.8%
Local Land Charges CON29 parcel fee £21.82 £22.80 4.5%
Local Land Charges CON290 £21.82 £22.80 4.5%
Local Land Charges CON290 questions 4, 21, 22 £25.50 £27.50 7.8%
Local Land Charges Additional questions (non highway related) £23.11 £24.00 3.9%
Local Land Charges Full standard (not NLIS) LLC1 and CON29 £287.65 £299.00 3.9%
Local Land Charges Full standard NLIS LLC1 and CON29 £285.65 £297.00 4.0%
Local Land Charges Copy of documents £12.84 £13.13 2.3%