Pre-application advice

Pre-application advice can speed up the planning process, advise if an application is likely to be approved or not, and highlight any potential reasons for refusal. We will provide:

We won't provide:

Fees

Pre-application fees

Minor applications

Item2023/24 charge
Householder applicants£130
Householder applicants with site visits£255
Follow up advice£80
Adverts£130
Adverts with site meeting£255
Listed building£130
Listed building with site visit applies to commercial and residential applicants£255
Change of use£255
Change of use and site visit£385

Medium applications

Additional meeting available of up to one hour (fee for this is 30% of the initial fee)

Major applications

Additional meeting available of up to one hour (fee for this is 30% of the initial fee)

Item2023/24 charge
Major applications: 50 to 100 dwellings£6,935
Major applications: 101 to 150 dwellingsBespoke fee
Major applications: 151 plus dwellingsBespoke fee
Major applications: 1000 (plus) sqm commercialBespoke fee
Development proposals that do not fit within the categories abovePlease contact us

Apply

You will need to complete our form and provide:

Once you completed the form below and have a reference number and quote, you can pay for pre-application advice on our website.

Select your local area to apply: