The planning fee regulations amendments proposed by government earlier this year came into force on the 6th of December 2023. The amendments to the regulations include;
- Increase planning application fees by 35% for applications for major development and 25% for all other applications. This means that, for example, the application fee for a single replacement house has increased from £462 to £578
- Introduce an annual indexation of planning applications fees, capped at 10%, from 1 April 2025.
- Remove the fee exemption for repeat applications (the ‘free-go’). An applicant will still be able to benefit from a free-go if their application was withdrawn or refused in the preceding 12 months, subject to all other conditions for the free-go being met.
- Reduce the Planning Guarantee for non-major planning applications from 26 to 16 weeks.
A schedule of current fees and a fee calculator is available on the Planning Portal website – link
The government’s planning fee guidance has also been updated to reflect the changes – link
