What does an application cost?

There will be a fee. Your council will tell you how much is payable. The amount varies according to the type of development proposed. The revenue from fees contributes towards the cost to the council of handling applications and the fee is not refundable unless the application is invalid.

Where the local planning authority fails to determine your application, or where you submit a valid application and then withdraw it at any time before it has been determined, the fee will not be refundable. However, if the local authority fails to determine your application, you can appeal.

Some applications are exempt from fees. When a previous application has been granted, refused or withdrawn, one further application by the same applicant for the same type of development on the same site can generally be made free of charge within twelve months. It is for the council to decide whether this concession applies.

Fee Calculator

The fee calculator can assist you by working out the cost of any particular planning application ranging from a simple householder development to large scale schemes such as housing schemes or industrial estates.

It takes the form of a series questions from which data is compiled to calculate the total cost of the application.

The fee calculator is a 'standalone' tool and does not have to be used in conjunction with any other portal service.

Use the Planning Portal fee calculator.