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 that the application, as presented, meets the criteria for validation | 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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£50.00 |
| Householder application - written advice only | £175.00 |
| Householder extensions, alterations and others that impact a Listed Building - Written Fee | £300.00 |
| Householder extensions, alterations and others that impact a Listed Building - Meeting Fee | £495.00 |
| 1 - 4 Dwellings (written) | £465.00 |
| 1-4 Dwellings (meeting and written) | £760.00 |
| 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 | £230.00 |
| 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 | £410.00 |
| 5-9 Dwellings (written) | £815.00 |
| 5 - 9 Dwellings (meeting and written) | £1,170.00 |
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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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£410.00 |
| 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 | £695.00 |
| 10-49 Dwellings (meeting and written) | £3,625.00 |
| 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 | £580.00 |
| 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 | £1,450.00 |
| 50+ Dwellings (meeting and written) | £5,905.00 |
| 50+ Dwellings follow up (written) | £1,135.00 |
| 50+ Dwellings follow up (meeting and written) | £2,900.00 |
| Planning Performance Agreement | Bespoke due to nature and scale of development |
| Non-Domestic External alterations requiring planning permission - all uses | £465.00 |
| Listed Buildings where no associated planning permission required (written) | £250.00 |
| Listed Buildings where no associated planning permission required (written & meeting) | £410.00 |
| Trees with a Tree Preservation Order or in a Conservation Area | £260.00 |
| Works to trees (meeting on site) | £410.00 |
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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 | £205.00 |
| Commercial up to 250m² (inc advertisements) Written & Meeting | £370.00 |
| Commercial up to 500m² (written) | £350.00 |
| Commercial up to 500m² (meeting & written) | £580.00 |
| Commercial up to 1000m² | £1,395.00 |
| Commercial over 1000m² | £1,400 + £540 per 500m2 |
| 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 | £465.00 |
| 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 | £700.00 |
| All Other operations and developments including changes of use (written and meeting) | £825.00 |
| Non-domestic pre-app that requires input from a specialist officer (Arboricultural Officer or Conservation Area) | Standard pre-app fee x 1.5 |
| Non-domestic pre-app that requires input from 2 specialist officers | Standard pre-app fee x 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Places and Policies Local Plan - hard copy | £28.80 |
| Core Strategy Review 2022 - hard copy | £28.80 |
| 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