Planning Fees

You will have to pay a fee to apply for most types of planning permission.

Planning application fees are currently set nationally by the Government. These fees are increasing from 1 April 2025.

You must pay your fee when you make your application. Your application will not be processed until we have received the correct fee although some application types are exempt from fees.

If an application is being submitted via the Planning Portal and in ‘payment pending’ status

If an application is already complete and has begun the ‘pay and submit’ process, then payment will need to be received and cleared by us before 17:00 on 31 March 2025.

Otherwise, the payment process will be cancelled, the fee calculation reset, and the application returned to ‘draft’ status. You will then need to recalculate the fee, and begin the ‘pay and submit’ process again.

If you or your nominated party are paying by bank transfer or cheque, then please follow these time limits to stand the best chance of not having to recalculate the fee:

Bank transfer – Please ensure the transfer has been initiated before the 26 March 2025.
Cheque – Please ensure cheques reach us by the 19 March 2025 (i.e. allowing additional time for delivery)

For full details visit the Planning Portal fee blog

Planning Portal Fee Calculator

You can find out how much it costs to make a planning application on the Planning Portal where you can also use the Planning Portal fee calculator can help you by working out the cost of any particular planning application.

No fee is needed for the following types of application:

Listed building consent
Conservation area consent
Works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order or in a Conservation Area

How to pay

Make a payment online
By telephone using your credit/debit card and quoting your planning application number and address for your application
We have currently suspended payment by cheque, for a list of alternative ways to pay please visit our methods of payment page.