Development Fees
This is a list of the most common fees for applications received
by Ashford Borough Council.
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Please make your cheques and postal orders
payable to Ashford Borough Council or use your credit/debit card if
you apply online.
Enlargement (Extensions), Improvement or Alteration of
dwellings for domestic purposes
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| One dwelling |
£150 |
|
| Two or more dwellings |
£295 |
|
|
Works within the curtilage of a dwelling house for domestic
purposes (including gates, fences, garages, conservatories
etc.)
|
£150 |
|
| Car park, road and access to serve single
undertaking |
£170 |
|
Definition: Curtilage - The enclosed area immediately
surrounding a house or dwelling
Outline Applications
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| All Types - Per 0.1 hectare (up to 2.5
hectares) |
£335 |
£8,285 |
| Additional fee payable per 0.1 hectare over
2.5 hectares |
£100 |
£125,000 |
For example: An Outline Application for a site area of 2.6
hectares = £8,285 for the first 2.5 hectares + £100 for the
additional 0.1 hectare Total = £8,385
New Dwellings
and first submissions of Reserved Matters
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| Full application per dwelling (up to 50
dwellings) |
£335 |
£16,565 |
| Additional fee payable per dwelling over
50 |
£100 |
£250,000 |
For example: A Full Application of 60 dwellings = £16,565 for
the first 50 dwellings + £1000 for the additional 10 dwellings
Total = £17,565
Change of Use
From a previous use as a single dwelling house to use as two or
more single dwelling houses.
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| From 1 dwelling to 50 or fewer
dwellings |
£335 (for each extra dwelling) |
£16,565 |
| Additional fee payable per extra dwelling
over 50 |
£100 |
£250,000 |
| From non residential use to use as dwellings (for 50 or fewer
dwellings) |
£335 (per dwelling) |
|
| Additional fee payable per extra dwelling over 50 |
£100 |
£250,000 |
| Material change of use other than above |
£335 |
|
*Excluding use of land for the disposal of refuse of the storage
of minerals in the open.
For example: A conversion of a dwelling to 3 flats = £670 for
the additional 2 dwellings (£335 x 2)
A conversion of a factory to 40 dwellings = £335 for each dwelling
to be created = £13,400
Buildings (other than dwellings, agricultural buildings, plant
or glasshouses)
and first submissions of Reserved Matters
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| No floor space created or less than 40 sq
m* |
£170 |
|
| Floor area between 40 sq m and 75 sq m* |
£335 |
|
| Floor area between 75 sq m and 3,750 sq m* |
£335 (per 75m2) |
£16,565 |
| Floor area exceeds 3,750 sq m* |
£16,585 + £100 for each additional (75m2, or part of) |
£250,000 |
*This includes stable buildings
Agricultural Buildings on Agricultural Land
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| Outline - Per 0.1 hectare up to 2.5
hectares |
£335 |
£8,285 |
| Additional fee payable per 0.1 hectare over
2.5 hectares |
£100 |
£125,000 |
| Floor area less than 465 sq m |
£70 |
|
| Floor area is between 465 sq m and 540 sq m |
£335 |
|
| Floor area between 540 sq m and 4,215 sq m |
£335 (for the first 540 sq m + £335 for each 75 sq m above 540
sq m) |
|
| Floor area over 4215 sq m |
£16,565 + £100 for each 75 sq m over 4215 sq m |
£250,000 |
| Glasshouses on agricultural land up to 465 sq m |
£70 |
|
| Glasshouses on agricultural land exceeding 465 sq m |
£1,870 |
|
| Glasshouses on agricultural land, agricultural prior approval
(28 days) |
£70 |
|
Erection, Alteration or Replacement of Plant or Machinery
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| Per 0.1 hectare |
£335 |
£16,565 |
| Additional fee payable per 0.1 hectare over
5 hectares |
£100 |
£250,000 |
Lawful Development Certificate
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| Existing use or development |
As for planning application |
|
| Proposed use or development |
50% of planning application |
|
Advertisement Consents
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
|
Advertisements displayed on business premises, on the forecourt
of business premises or on other land within the curtilage of
business premises.
|
£95 |
|
|
Advertisements for the purpose of directing members of the
public to, or otherwise drawing attention to the existence of,
business premises.
|
£95 |
| All other advertisements |
£335 |
|
Other
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
|
Installation of a radio mast, radio equipment, housing or public
callbox
|
£335 |
|
| Prior approval for agricultural & forestry buildings |
£170 |
|
| Prior approval for demolition of buildings |
£70 |
|
|
Variation or removal of a condition
|
£170 |
| Operations for the winning and working of minerals per 0.1
hectare |
£170 |
£25,315 |
| Additional fee payable per 0.1 hectare over 15 hectares |
£100 |
£65,000 |
| In any other case per 0.1 hectare (e.g. sand schools, etc) |
£170 |
£1,695 |
Application for a new planning permission to replace an extant
planning permission
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| Major development |
£500 |
|
| Householder development |
£50 |
|
| Other development |
£170 |
|
Application for a non material amendment following a grant of
planning permission
| Type
of Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| Householder Development |
£25 |
|
| Other Development |
£170 |
|
Confirmation of Compliance/Discharge of a Condition
Attached to a Planning Permission
| Type
of
Development |
Fee Payable |
Maximum |
| Enlargement, improvement, alteration of a
dwelling |
£25 |
|
| Other operation within the curtilage of a
dwelling |
£25 |
|
| All other development |
£85 |
|
Please note the information on our webpages
should not be construed as legal documentation.
This webpage was updated on
2/14/2011