Pre-application advice helps to:
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.
We'll aim to validate your application within two working days and may contact you if we need more information.
Once validated you'll get a written response from your case officer within 20 working days.
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.
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.
We offer four types of advice:
All fees include VAT.
| Advice | Standard Hourly Rate | On Site Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Household | £150 | £180 |
| Minor development | £300 | £360 |
| Major development | £450 | £540 |
| Large scale development | £600 | £720 |
We offer seven types of specialist advice:
All fees include VAT.
| Hourly Meeting Rate | Specialist Officer Rate | Hourly Meeting Rate | Specialist Officer Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household | £150 | £150 each | £180 | £180 each |
| Minor development | £300 | £150 each | £360 | £180 each |
| Major development | £450 | £150 each | £540 | £180 each |
| Large scale development | £600 | £150 each | £720 | £180 each |
| Works to listed buildings | - | £150 each | - | £180 each |
| Works to protected trees | - | - | - | £50 |
| General specialist advice | - | £150 each | - | £180 each |
| Total Cost | (Hourly Meeting Rate + Specialist Officer Rate) x Length of meeting | |||
We offer three types of advice:
All fees include VAT.
| Application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Household | £50 |
| Minor development | £100 |
| Major development | £150 |
You can apply and pay online, using our online form.
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.
Your name and contact details
The correct fee
The site address
Details about what you're proposing. For example, what you plan to build, what tree works you'd like to carry out, how the land will be used etc.
A site plan with the site outlined in red
A sketch plan of the existing site including any buildings, trees etc
If you want to meet with officers we'll also need to see scaled plans clearly outlining your proposal. This could also include elevation and floor plans
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