Fast track services and costs
Fast Track costs are in addition to application or pre-application fees. VAT receipts can be provided on request.
Householders applications
Our services for householder applications cover all types of residential development within the curtilage of a dwelling (including house extensions, outbuildings, driveways).
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Service 1 In the event that the recommendation is to approve, note that the decision will be delegated if fewer than 10 objections are received and the application is not called in to a planning committee by a Councillor. Whilst the recommendation will be provided within 5 weeks of validation of the applications in any event, the necessary referral of an application to committee will have the effect of delaying the determination of the applications. |
£489.04 (£586.85 incl. VAT) |
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Service 2a (applicable only if Service 1 is taken up) Visit to site within 10 working days of registration |
£160.00 (£192.00 incl. VAT) |
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Service 2b (applicable only if Service 1 is taken up) Visit to site within 5 working days of registration |
£250.00 (£300.00 incl. VAT) |
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Service 3 a- Registration of application within 1 working day b- Review of the information submitted with the application within 2 working days of the site visit (if Service 2a or 2b accepted) OR 7-working days from the validation (if Service 2 not accepted) |
£400.45
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Service 4
Under this service, amendments to the scheme will be accepted at the discretion of case officers due to the time constraints. In the event that the recommendation is to approve, note that the decision will be delegated if fewer than 10 objections are received and the application is not called in to a planning committee by a Councillor. Whilst the recommendation will be provided within 5 weeks of validation of the applications in any event, the necessary referral of an application to committee will have the effect of delaying the determination of the applications. |
£854.91
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Additional and faster services |
on request |
Conditions and certificate of lawfulness applications
All our services for conditions and certificates include:
- The registration of a valid application within 1 working day of receipt
- The issuing of a decision notice within 1 working day of confirmation of support or within 1 working of receipt of acceptable amendments/additional information. We will generally not seek amendments
- For conditions applications only, the fast track fee is charged per condition.
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Service 5 |
£140.16 (£168.19 incl. VAT) |
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Service 6 Accelerated review and provision of an email setting out any required changes to the application or confirming support/refusal of the application within 10 working days of registration. |
£354.34 (£425.21 incl. VAT) |
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Service 7 Accelerated review and provision of an email setting out any required changes to the application or confirming support/refusal of the application within 5 working days of registration. |
£421.08 (£505.30 incl. VAT) |
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Service 8 Accelerated review and provision of an email setting out any required changes to the application or confirming support/refusal of the application within 2 working days of registration. |
£558.81 (£670.58 incl. VAT) |
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Service 9 |
£840.95 (£1,009.14 incl. VAT) |
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Additional and faster services |
on request |
Office to residential prior notifications
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Service 10 |
£483.58 (£580.29 incl. VAT) |
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Service 11 |
£103.75 (£124.50 incl. VAT) |
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Additional and faster services |
on request |
Larger home extensions prior notifications
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Service 12 |
£268.29 (£321.94 incl. VAT) |
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Additional and faster services |
on request |
Small Minor Applications and Variation of Conditions (1 - 4 residential units / 100m2 - 999m2)
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Service 13 |
£269.40 (£323.28 incl. VAT) |
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Service 14 (applicable only if 13 is taken up) |
£403.49
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Service 15 Provision of an officer's recommendation within 5 weeks of validation. In the event that the recommendation is to approve, note that the decision will be delegated if fewer than 10 objections are received and the application is not called in to a planning committee by a Councillor. Whilst the recommendation will be provided within 5 weeks of validation of the applications in any event, the necessary referral of an application to committee will have the effect of delaying the determination of the applications. |
£269.40
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Additional and faster services |
on request |
Large Minor Applications and Variation of Conditions (5 - 9 residential units / 1000m2 - 1999m2)
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Service 16 |
£400.45 (£480.54 incl. VAT) |
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Service 17 (applicable only if 16 is taken up) |
£558.81 (£670.58 incl. VAT) |
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Service 18 Provision of an officer's recommendation within 5 weeks of validation. In the event that the recommendation is to approve, note that the decision will be delegated if fewer than 10 objections are received and the application is not called in to a planning committee by a Councillor. Whilst the recommendation will be provided within 5 weeks of validation of the applications in any event, the necessary referral of an application to committee will have the effect of delaying the determination of the applications. |
£400.45 (£480.54 incl. VAT) |
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Additional and faster services |
on request |
Major applications
Tailored service. Quote provided on request.
Pre-Application advice Category A, B and C
Category A - Very Large Scale, Complex Development - standard base fee £17,000.40 (incl. VAT)
- 150 or more residential units
- 4000 m2 or more commercial floor space
Category B - Very Large Scale, Complex Development – standard base fee £15,180.00 (incl. VAT)
- 100 - 149 residential units
- 4000 m2 of commercial floor space
Category C - Large Scale, Complex Development – standard base fee £13,860.00 (incl. VAT)
- 26 - 99 residential units
- 2000m2 - 3999m2 of commercial floor space
Tailored service. Quote provided on request.
Pre-Application advice Categories D, E and F
Category D - Major Complex Development – standard base fee £12,300.00 (incl. VAT)
- 10 - 25 residential units
- 1000m2 - 1999m2 of commercial floor space
- Development involving a site of 0.5ha and over
- Mixed use developments (2-9 units incl. new commercial space over 100m2)
Category E - Minor development – standard base fee £2,975.88 (incl. VAT)
- 2-9 new units (incl. up to 100m2 of new commercial space)
- 100-999 m2 of commercial floorspace (including change of use)
- HMOs (200 m2 – 999 m2) (where a meeting is sought)
- Advertisement application for hoardings
Category F - Minor development – standard base fee £1,690.42 (incl. VAT)
- Creation of 1 additional residential house or flat
- Replacement of an existing residential unit
- Conversion of 1 property into 2 residential units, including demolition and rebuild
For example, for a category F development, if service 19 is requested, the fast track fee would be £422.61 (calculated at 25% of £1,690.42) and would involve provision of notes 10-working days from registration of request. The charges below are payable in addition to the base charges.
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Service 19 |
25% of standard base pre-application fee |
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Service 20 |
50% of standard base pre-application fee |
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Service 21 |
75% of standard base pre-application fee |
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Additional and faster services on request |
on request |
Pre-Application advice Categories G
Category G – Small Scale development – standard base fee £342.21 (incl. VAT)
- Small extensions / alterations (including advertisements) to commercial or similar premises, below
100m2 - Small changes of use to commercial or similar premises, below 100m2
- Other small-scale developments below the threshold of category E
- HMO below 200 m2.
Note that the standard base charges cover the provision of written notes only. A standard site visit or meeting is charged at the standard rate of £375.70 (incl. VAT). The charges below are payable in addition to the base charges.
For example, a Category G request to have a site meeting within 10-days of submitting the request and notes within 6-days of the meeting will be attract an overall charge of £890.48 (£342.21 base charge + £375.70 base charge for the meeting + £85.56 fast track charge to guarantee an accelerated meeting date + £87.01 to guarantee the accelerated provision of notes).
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Service 22 |
25% of standard base pre-application fee |
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Service 23 |
50% of standard base pre-application fee |
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Service 24 |
75% of standard base pre-application fee |
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Service 25 Provision of written notes within 6 working days of meeting |
£72.51 (£87.01 incl. VAT) |
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Service 26 Provision of written notes within 3 working days of meeting |
£140.16 (£168.19 incl. VAT) |
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Service 27 Provision of written notes within 6 working days of meeting (when no meeting is sought) |
£140.16 (£168.19 incl. VAT) |
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Service 28 Provision of written notes within 3 working days of meeting (when no meeting is sought) |
£273.04 (£327.64 incl. VAT) |
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Additional and faster services on request |
on request |
Pre-Application advice Categories H and I - Extensions / Development within the curtilage of a house or flat
Note that the standard base charge is £194.98 (incl. VAT) for a Category H and £292.47 (Inc. VAT) for a Category I pre-application requests. This charge covers the provision of written notes only. A standard site visit or meeting is charged at the standard rate of £375.70 (incl. VAT).
The charges below are payable in addition to the base charges. For example, a request to have a site meeting within 6-days of submitting the category H request and notes within 6-days of the meeting will be attract an overall charge of £861.94 (£194.98 base charge + £375.70 base charge for the meeting + £257.55 fast track charge to guarantee an accelerated meeting date + £33.71 to guarantee the accelerated provision of notes)
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Service 29 |
£214.63 (£257.55 incl. VAT) |
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Service 30 |
£421.08 (£505.30 incl. VAT) |
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Service 31 |
£703.22 (£843.86 incl. VAT) |
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Service 32 Provision of written notes within 6 working days of meeting |
£28.09 (£33.71 incl. VAT) |
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Service 33 Provision of written notes within 3 working days of meeting |
£107.31 (£128.78 incl. VAT) |
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Service 34 Provision of written notes within 1 working days of meeting |
£214.63 (£257.55 incl. VAT) |
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Service 35 Provision of written notes within 6 working days of meeting (when no meeting is sought) |
£103.75 (£124.50 incl. VAT) |
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Service 36 Provision of written notes within 3 working days of meeting (when no meeting is sought) |
£205.08 (£246.10 incl. VAT) |
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Service 37 Provision of written notes within 1 working days of meeting (when no meeting is sought) |
£411.98 (£494.38 incl. VAT) |
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Additional and faster services on request |
on request |