From 6 December 2023 and in line with the government policy, there will be a change in the planning fees structure:
- fees payable for planning applications in England will be increased by 35% for major applications and 25% for all other applications
- fees will no longer be exempt for repeat applications
- and the ‘Planning Guarantee’ period for non-major planning applications will be reduced from 26 to16 weeks
Applications that have not been submitted prior to the change (i.e. the close of business on Tuesday 5 December 2023), will be subject to the increased fees.
For users of the planning portal, this will include any applications that are in draft or that have not had their payment completed (including nominated payments, or where bank transfers or cheques have not yet been processed).
The changes to planning application fees are made by the government via the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. Further information on the fee changes and related regulations can be found on the Planning Portal.