Planning pre-application advice fees
Fees information for pre-application advice, payable when submitting your request online. Meetings will be at the discretion of the Service and will depend on the availability of staff.
| Type of application | Fee (including VAT) |
|---|---|
| Pre-validation check - confirmation application, as presented, would be validated | Administration fee will be 10 % of the relevant planning application fee |
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Application amendment - applies where scheme is submitted without having first sought pre-app or where scheme is not part of a PPA
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Corresponding Pre-app fee |
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Brief advice meeting (general householder guidance) including 30 minutes face to face meeting at the Civic Centre. No written notes and bookable only. Not Pre-app advice. Residents only
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£48.00 |
| Householder application - written advice only | £170.00 |
| Householder extensions, alterations and others that impact a Listed Building - Written Fee | £294.00 |
| Householder extensions, alterations and others that impact a Listed Building - Meeting Fee | £480.00 |
| 1 - 4 Dwellings (written) | £450.00 |
| 1-4 Dwellings (meeting and written) | £735.00 |
| 1-4 Dwellings Follow up advice (written) - This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification | £225.00 |
| 1-4 Dwellings Follow up (meeting and written) - This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification | £400.00 |
| 5-9 Dwellings (written) | £790.00 |
| 5 - 9 Dwellings (meeting and written) | £1,130.00 |
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5-9 Dwellings Follow up (written) - This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification
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£400.00 |
| 5-9 Dwellings Follow up (meeting and written) - This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification | £675.00 |
| 10-49 Dwellings (meeting and written) | £3,500.00 |
| 10-49 Dwellings Follow up (written) - This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification | £560.00 |
| 10-49 Dwellings Follow up (meeting and written) - This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification | £1,400.00 |
| 50+ Dwellings (meeting and written) | £5,700.00 |
| 50+ Dwellings follow up (written) | £1,100.00 |
| 50+ Dwellings follow up (meeting and written) | £2,800 |
| Planning Performance Agreement | Bespoke due to nature and scale of development |
| Non-Domestic External alterations requiring planning permission - all uses | £450.00 |
| Listed Buildings where no associated planning permission required (written) | £245.00 |
| Listed Buildings where no associated planning permission required (written & meeting)isted Buildings where no associated planning permission required (written & meeting) | £400.00 |
| Trees with a Tree Preservation Order or in a Conservation Area | £0.00 |
| Works to trees (meeting on site) | £400.00 |
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Commercial initial 30 min meeting no written advice
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Bespoke
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| Commercial up to 250m² (inc advertisements) Written | £200.00 |
| Commercial up to 250m² (inc advertisements) Written & Meeting | £360.00 |
| Commercial up to 500m² (written) | £340.00 |
| Commercial up to 500m² (meeting & written) | £560.00 |
| Commercial up to 1000m² | £1,350.00 |
| Commercial over 1000m² | £1,359.76 + £437.50 per 525m2 |
| Commercial over 1000m² Follow up (written) - This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification | £450.00 |
| Commercial over 1000m² Follow up (written & meeting) - This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification | £680.00 |
| All Other operations and developments including changes of use | £800.00 |
| Charities and Parish Councils | 50% of applicable fee |
| Highways | Kent Highways DevelopmentPlanningEast@kent.gov.uk |
| Surface water/suds | KCC Coastal/River suds@kent.gov.uk |
| Flooding/water quality | Environment Agency Pre-application enquiry form |
For schemes of 10 dwellings and above you will need to provide the following:
- Written details of the address and proposal
- Description of the nature and scale of the development proposed and the uses to which land and buildings are to be put
- Site location plan with the site clearly marked (to a recognised scale, north point etc)
- Sketch drawings providing details of the proposal (to a recognised scale)
- Photographs of the site and surrounding area, with particular regard to any nearby houses or other development which might be affected by your proposal
- Contact details including phone number and email address
- An initial design and access statement
- Access and parking arrangements
- This may also need to be accompanied by ecological, landscape, contamination, flood and transport assessments depending upon the location, nature and complexity of the development
Sale of documents
| Type of document | Cost |
|---|---|
| Sale of miscellaneous documents - Planning Policy | Variable |
| Sale of miscellaneous documents - Development Management | Variable |
| Charging for monitoring legal agreements | Variable |
Concessions
For the following developments, pre-application advice is free:
- alterations and extensions to a home for the benefit of a registered disabled person