Upcoming Planning Application Fee Increases

On the 26th September 2023, legislation to increase planning application fees was approved by both the House of Lords and Commons.

The legislation is to come into effect on the 6th December 2023.

The main changes to the fees are as follows:

• All application fees will increase by 25%, rising to 35% for ‘major’ schemes.

• Provision of a ‘Free-Go’ for application re-submissions will be removed entirely.

• Introduction of an annual increase in application fees from April 2025 linked to inflation (capped at 10%).

• The ‘planning guarantee’ time period will be reduced from 26 weeks to 16 weeks to be eligible for a refund of fees for non determination of any non-major applications (including householder development).
  

A full list of the amended planning application fees can be found on the Planning Portal website here.

If you have any questions about the proposed planning fee increases, or need to get a planning application submitted before these increases come into force, get in touch today to see how we can help you.