Preston City Council - Fees for Planning Applications ...

Preston City Council - Fees for Planning Applications
Effective date: November 2012

Categories Fee Threshold &
Maximum
BUILDINGS, DWELLINGS AND OPERATIONS £385
1. New dwellings OUTLINE £115 £9,527
£125,000
Per 0.1 hectare £19,049
Per 0.1 hectare over 2.5 hectares £250,000

2. New dwellings OTHERS £385 £9,527
Per dwelling £115 £125,000
Per dwelling over 50
£19,049
3. Buildings (other than dwellings, agricultural £385 £250,000
buildings, plant or glasshouses etc) OUTLINE £115
£9,527
Per 0.1 hectare £125,000

Per 0.1 hectare over 2.5 hectares £19,049
£250,000
4. Buildings (other than dwellings, agricultural
buildings, plant or glasshouses etc) OTHER

No floor area created £195

Floor area less than 40 sqm £195

Floor area between 40 and 75 sqm £385

Floor area in excess of 75 sqm £385 per 75sqm

Floor area in excess of 3750 sqm £115 per 75sqm

Note: All floor areas are gross and should be externally measured.
Where areas exceed 75sqm or multiples thereof any excess shall
be treated as being a further 75sqm.

AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL

5. Agricultural Buildings on agricultural land (other than
glasshouses) OUTLINE

Per 0.1 hectare £385

Per 0.1 hectare over 2.5 hectares £115

6. Agricultural Buildings on agricultural land (other than
glasshouses) OTHER

Floor area less than 465sqm £80
Floor area between 465sqm and 540sqm £385
Floor area in excess of 540sqm £385 per 75sqm
Floor area over 4215sqm £115 per 75sqm

Categories Fee Threshold &
Maximum
7. Glasshouses on agricultural land £80
Floor area less than 465sqm £2,150 £19,049
Floor area in excess of 465sqm £250,000
£385
OPERATIONS £115 £28,750
8. Erection alteration or replacement of plant and £250,000
£29,112
machinery £65,000
Per 0.1 hectare £1,690
Per 0.1 hectare over 5 hectares
£19,049
9. Enlargement, improvement or alteration of dwellings £250,000
for domestic purposes

One dwelling £172

Two or more dwellings £339

10. Operations within residential curtilage for domestic £172
purposes (including building gates, fences etc)

11. Car parks, roads and access to serve a single £195
undertaking where associated with existing use

12. Operations connected with exploratory drilling for oil
or gas

Per 0.1 hectare £385

Per 0.1 hectare over 7.5 hectares £115

13. Operations not within above categories – includes £195
mineral operations £115

Per 0.1 hectare

Per 0.1 hectare over 15 hectares

Operations not within above categories – other per 0.1 £195
hectare
£385
USES £115

14. Change of use of a building to one or more
dwellings – from existing building to one or more
dwellings, and from other building to one or more
dwellings

Per extra dwelling

Per extra dwelling over 50

Categories Fee Threshold &
Maximum

15. Use for disposal of refuse or waste minerals and £195 £29,112
open mineral storage £115 £65,000

Per 0.1 hectare

Per 0.1 hectare over 15 hectares

16. Material change of use in land or buildings other £385
than above
£110
ADVERTISEMENTS £110

17. Advertisements

On business premises or other land within the
business cartilage relating to nature of business,
goods sold, services provided, or name of persons
undertaking business

Sign relating to business in the locality but not
visible from that site

18. All other advertisements £385
OTHER
19. Certificate As for planning application
50% of planning application
Of existing use or development
Of proposed use or development

20. Prior notification submissions £80
£385
Prior approval application

Installation of a radio mast, radio equipment,
housing or public callbox

21. Variation or removal of a condition £195

22. Written requests to discharge planning conditions £28 per request
Householder consent £97 per request
Any other category

23. Application for extension of time limit for existing £575
planning permission £57
£195
Major developments

Householder developments

Other developments

Categories Fee Threshold &
Maximum

24. Application for a non-material amendment following
the grant of planning permission

Householder developments £28

Other developments £195

Payment of fees

Fees are due at the time the application is submitted and applications cannot be determined
until the correct fee is paid.

The fee can be paid in one of three ways:

• Secure online payment by credit or debit card if you are submitting via the Planning
Portal.

• Telephone.
• Cheque.

Please check with us if you are in any doubt of the correct fee for your application:

Telephone: 01772 906912

Email: [email protected]