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 | Written (Including VAT) | Written + 1 hour Meeting (including VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Householder
Includes non-commercial equestrian, external alterations to domestic buildings, listed buildings, advertisement |
£160 | - |
| 1-4 dwellings Includes holiday lets, replacement dwellings | £430 | £700 |
| 1-4 dwellings follow up advice
This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification |
£215 | £380 |
| 5-9 dwellings | £755 | £1080 |
| 5-9 dwellings follow up advice
This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification |
£380 | £645 |
| 10-49 dwellings | - | £3235 |
| 10-49 dwellings follow up
This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification |
£540 | £1295 |
| 50+ dwellings | - | £5395 |
| 50+ dwellings follow up
This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification |
£1080 | £2700 |
| Planning Performance Agreement | Bespoke due to nature and scale of development | |
| Non-Domestic External alterations requiring planning permission - all uses | £430 | |
| Commercial initial 30min meeting no written advice | - | Free |
| Commercial up to 250m² (inc advertisements) | £190 | £345 |
| Commercial up to 500m² | £325 | £540 |
| Commercial up to 1000m² | - | £1295 |
| Commercial over 1000m² | £1295+£500 per 500m² | |
| Follow up advice
This additional fee is applicable only if you require a formal review. It is not chargeable for matters of clarification |
£430 | £645 |
| Listed building advice | £235 | £380 |
| Work to trees | - | £380 |
| All other operations and change of use | - | £755 |
| Charities and Parish Councils | Half the applicable fee (NB. Non-residential floorspace is based on the Commercial fee rate) | |
| 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
- registered charities undertaking charitable endeavours
- parish and county councils (excluding private housing proposals)