The Government have published a new Draft Statutory Instrument, that proposes to increase a range of planning application fees in England, which are due to take effect on the 1st April 2025.
There are a variety of changes proposed, some of which have the potential to raise the cost of some types of planning applications significantly. Some highlights include:
- Householder applications (for enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a single dwellinghouse) will increase from £258 to £528;
- Prior approval applications not involving building operations will increase from £120 to £240 and from £258 to £516, where involving building operations;
- Prior approval applications for change of use from Class E uses to residential will increase from £125 to £250 per dwellinghouse;
- Discharge of conditions for householder applications from will increase from £43 to £86 and from £145 to £298 for all other applications.
There is also a new proposed fee structure for Section 73 (Variation/Removal of condition) applications:
- Householder applications – £86
- Non-major development – £586
- Major development – £2,000
A significant increase is also proposed for the erection of buildings over 1,000 square metres on land for the purposes of agriculture, with the minimum fee payable increasing from £624 to £5,077.
For further advice in respect of these changes, and if you are potentially going to be affected, then please do not hesitate to contact with us here at Bloomfields Chartered Town Planners to see how we may be able to assist.
