Pre-Application Advice
Why get it
Pre-application advice helps to:
- identify and address any potential problems with your application
- identify any additional advice you might need
- identify any specialist advice you might need
- stop you from submitting an invalid application
We'll discuss your proposal in more depth, including the design and any materials you plan to use, before you submit a full planning application.
After applying
We'll aim to validate your application within two working days and may contact you if we need more information.
Written Advice
Once validated you'll get a written response from your case officer within 20 working days.
Meetings
Once validated, a planning officer will contact you to arrange a meeting within five working days. You'll then get their written advice within 15 working days of the meeting.
Data protection
Your application will be treated confidentially. However we may have to include it as part of Freedom of Information requests. If this happens we'll contact you beforehand. For more information about Freedom of Information visit our Freedom of Information pages.
Advice
Meeting with planning officers
Types of advice
We offer four types of advice:
- Household
- Minor development of one to nine residential units or commercial floor space of up 999 square metres
- Major development of 10 to 39 residential units or commercial floor space between 1,000 and 4,999 square metres
- Large scale development of over 40 residential units or commercial floor space of over 5,000 square metres
Fees
All fees include VAT.
Should you opt for a Conference Call, the meeting fee will still apply
| Advice | Standard Hourly Rate | On Site Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Household | £160 | £190 |
| Minor development | £315 | £380 |
| Major development | £485 | £580 |
| Large scale development | £660 | £795 |
Meeting with specialist officers
Types of advice
We offer seven types of specialist advice:
- Household
- Minor development of one to nine residential units or commercial floor space of up 999 square metres
- Major development of 10 to 39 residential units or commercial floor space between 1,000 and 4,999 square metres
- Large scale development of over 40 residential units or commercial floor space of over 5,000 square metres and
- Works to listed buildings and
- Works to protected trees
- General specialist advice on heritage, landscape or trees that wouldn't need a planning officer
Fees
All fees include VAT.
Should you opt for a Conference Call, the meeting fee will still apply
At Maidstone House
| Advice | Hourly Meeting Rate | Specialist Officer Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Household | £180 | £160 each |
| Minor Development | £360 | £160 each |
| Major Development | £540 | £160 each |
| Large scale development | £720 | £160 each |
| Works to listed buildings | - | £160 each |
| Works to protected trees | - | - |
| General specialist advice | - | £160 each |
Total Cost = (Hourly Meeting Rate + Specialist Officer Rate) x Length of meeting
On Site
| Advice | Hourly Meeting Rate | Specialist Officer Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Household | £190 | £190 each |
| Minor Development | £380 | £190 each |
| Major Development | £580 | £190 each |
| Large scale development | £795 | £190 each |
| Works to listed buildings | - | £190 each |
| Works to protected trees | - | £55 each |
| General specialist advice | - | £190 each |
Total Cost = (Hourly Meeting Rate + Specialist Officer Rate) x Length of meeting
Written advice
Types of advice
We offer three types of advice:
- Household
- Minor development of one to nine residential units or commercial floor space of up 999 square metres and
- Major development of 10 to 39 residential units or commercial floor space between 1,000 and 4,999 square metres
Fees
All fees include VAT.
| Application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Household | £55 |
| Minor development | £105 |
| Major development | £160 |
Apply for a pre-application online
You can apply and pay online, using our online form.
One Off Payment
If you've already applied and just need to make payment, use our online form. You can pay by debit or credit card. We accept Visa Debit, Visa and Mastercard.