Planning fees for 2026
The pending increase in Planning Application fees, due to start on 1st April 2026, will be the first annual rise under new regulations that permits the Government to alter the fee structure in line with inflation, with a cap at 10%.
In addition to the Government increasing the fees that Local Planning Authorities are able to charge, The Planning Portal are also increasing their fee for processing the application to £91.02.
The Planning Portal provide an online service that permits applications to be submitted and paid for online, where the progress of the submission can be managed by agents and applicants until the application has been acknowledged.
The following guide outlines the increase in fees for some of the most commonly submitted Planning Applications & Permitted Development.
As of the 1st April 2026, your application will not be processed and will not be validated if the correct fee is not paid.
The following figures have been provided by The Planning Portal.
Householder Planning Application Fees: April 2026
- Alterations / extensions to a single dwellinghouse – £548
- Alterations / extensions to a two or more dwellinghouse – £1,083
- Operations within the boundary of an existing dwellinghouse including ancillary outbuildings, gates, fences etc – £272
- Application for a large rear extension – £249
- Additional storeys on a home – £249
- Alterations for a disabled person – N/A
- If an application for planning permission (for which a fee is payable) being made by the same applicant on the same date for the same site, buildings or land as the prior approval application (for larger home extensions, additional storeys on a home, or change of uses) – N/A
- Listed Building Consent – N/A
- Application for removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission, householder – £89
- Discharge of conditions, householder – £89 per request
- Non Material Amendment for householder – £46
- Tree Preservation (TPO) works or in a conservation area – N/A
Outline Application Fees: April 2026
- The erection of dwellinghouses per 0.1 hectares for sites up to and including 0.5 hectares – £610 for each 0.1ha (or part thereof)
- The erection of dwellinghouse per 0.1 hectares for sites between 0.5ha and 2.5 hectares – £659 for each 0.1ha (or part thereof)
- The erection of dwellinghouse in excess of 2.5 hectares – £16,291 + £196 for each 0.1 ha (or part thereof) in excess of 2.5 ha to a maximum of £213,769
- The erection of other buildings per 0.1 hectares for sites up to and including 0.5 hectares – £610 for each 0.1ha (or part thereof)
- The erection of other buildings per 0.1 hectares for sites between 0.5ha and 2.5 hectares – £659 for each 0.1ha (or part thereof)
- The erection of other buildings in excess of 2.5 hectares – £16,291 + £196 for each 0.1 ha (or part thereof) in excess of 2.5 ha to a maximum of £213,769
- Mixed use Development less than 0.5 hectares – £578 for each 0.1 ha (or part thereof)
- Mixed use Development between 0.5 hectares and 2.5 hectares – £624 for each 0.1 ha (or part thereof)
- Mixed use Development more than 2.5 hectares – £15,433 + £186 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 2.5 ha to a maximum of £202,500
Full Application Fees: April 2026
- Alterations / extensions to a single dwellinghouse – £548
- Alterations to a building for disabled access – N/A
- Alterations / extensions to a two or more dwellinghouse – £1,083
- Operations within the boundary of an existing dwellinghouse including ancillary outbuildings, gates, fences etc – £272
- New dwellinghouses (up to and including 10) – £610 per dwellinghouse
- New dwellinghouses (between 20 and 50) – £659 per dwellinghouse
- New dwellinghouses (for more than 50) – £32,578 + £196 per additional dwellinghouse up to a maximum fee of £427,537
- Erections of agricultural buildings – up to 465m² – £127
- Erections of agricultural buildings – between 465m² and 540m². – £610
- Erections of agricultural buildings – between 540m² and 1,000m². – £610 + £610 per 75m² (or part thereof) over 540m²
- Erections of agricultural buildings – between 1,000m² and 4,215m². – £5,270 + £659 per 75m² (or part thereof) over 1,000m²
- Erections of agricultural buildings – over 4,215m². – £32,578 + £196 per 75² (or part thereof) over 4,215m² to a maximum of £411,885
- Erections of greenhouses – up to 465m². – £127
- Erections of greenhouses – between 465m². and 1,000m². – £3,405
- Erections of greenhouses – 1,00m². and over – £3,677
- Erections, alterations or replacement of plant & machinery per 0.1 hectare for sites up to 1ha – £610 (or part thereof)
- Erections, alterations or replacement of plant & machinery per 0.1 hectare for sites between 1ha and 5ha – £659 (or part thereof)
- Erections, alterations or replacement of plant & machinery per 0.1 hectare for sites over 5ha – £32,578 + £196 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) over 5ha to a maximum of £411,885
- Erection of other buildings – up to 40m² – £309
- Erection of other buildings – between 40m² and 1,000m². – £610 per 75m² (or part thereof)
- Erection of other buildings – between 1,000m² and 3,750m². – £659 per 75m² (or part thereof)
- Erection of other buildings – more than 3,750m². – £32,578 + £196 per additional 75m² (or part thereof) over 3,750m² to a maximum fee of £427,537
- Construction of car parks, service roads and other means of access – £309
- Operations connected with exploratory drilling – not more than 7.5ha – £698 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
- Operations connected with exploratory drilling – more than 7.5ha – £54,255 + £215 per additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 7.5 ha to a maximum of £427,537
- Operations (other than exploratory drilling) for the winning and working of oil or natural gas – not more than 15ha – £366 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
- Operations (other than exploratory drilling) for the winning and working of oil or natural gas – more than 15ha – £54,896 + £15 per additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 7.5 ha to a maximum of £111,159
- Other operations (winning and working of minerals) excluding oil and natural gas – not more than 15ha – £321 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
- Other operations (winning and working of minerals) excluding oil and natural gas – more than 15ha – £49,786 + £196 per additional 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 7.5 ha to a maximum of £111,159
- Other operations (not within the above) – £309 for each 0.1ha (or part thereof) to a maximum of £2,676
- Waste – not more than 15ha – £333 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof)
- Waste – more than 15ha – £49,7863 + £196 for each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 15ha to a maximum of £111,159
- Change of use of a building to use as one or more separate dwellinghouses – not more than 10 dwellings – £610 per dwelling
- Change of use of a building to use as one or more separate dwellinghouses – between 10 and 50 dwellings – £635 per dwelling
- Change of use of a building to use as one or more separate dwellinghouses – more than 50 dwellinghouses – £32,578 + £196 for each in excess of 50 up to a maximum of £427,537
- Other Changes of Use of a building or land – £610
- Listed Building Consent – N/A
- Tree Preservation (TPO) works or in a conservation area – N/A
- Hedgerow Removal- N/A
Prior Approval Fees: April 2026
Dwellings
- Larger Home Extension – £249
- Additional Storeys on a home - £249
Change of Use
- Class G, two flats above Use Class E – £249
- Class M, Launderette, betting office, payday loan shop, hot food takeaway to residential – £249 or £536 including building operations
- Class MA, Use Class E to residential – £260 per dwelling house created
- Class N, Casino or amusement arcade to C3 – £249 or £536 including building operations
- Class Q, Agricultural to residential – £249 or £536 including building operations
- Class R, Agricultural to flexible commercial – £249 (if over 150m²)
- Class S, Agricultural to state-funded schools – £249
- Class T, Use Class E and others to state-funded schools – £249
Temporary Change of Use
- Class BB, Moveable structures for listed buildings – £249
- Class BC, Temporary campsites in a flood Zone 2 or 3 – £249
- Class CA, Temporary school on vacant commercial land – £249
- Class E, Temporary use of buildings for film-making – £249
Agricultural & Forestry
- Class A, Agricultural developments over 5ha – £249
- Class B, Agricultural developments under 5ha – £249
- Class E, Forestry developments – £249
Demolition
- Class B, demolition of a building – £249
- Relevant Demolition in a Conservation Area – N/A
Renewables
- Class A, Solar equipment on residential – £249
- Class B, Stand alone solar on residential – £249
- Class J, Solar equipment on commercial – £249
- Class K, Stand alone solar on commercial – £249
- Class OA, Solar canopy in commercial car parks – £249
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