Planning Application

Pre-Planning Application Fees

New Town and Country Planning Regulations by central government have been approved and planning fees increased 35% for applications for major developments and 25% for all other applications from December 6.

The regulations will see annual indexation of planning applications fees, capped at 10% from April 2025 and the fee exemption or free-go for repeat applications will be removed.

An applicant will still be able to benefit from a free-go if their application was withdrawn or refused in the preceding 12 months, subject to all other conditions for the free-go being met.

For any questions please email planningandgrowth@rushcliffe.gov.uk

Full planning application fees can be found on the Development Management fees page

Pre-application Fees

Fees for pre-planning applications
Development of Dwellings (Standard VAT applied)	Fees
Development of 1 to 3 dwellings	£187.20
Development of 4 to 5 dwellings and development on sites up to 0.2 hectare	£274.50
Development of 6 to 9 dwellings or sites of 0.21 to 0.3 hectare	£551.00
Development of 10 to 50 dwellings or sites of 0.31a to 1.5 hectares	£925.70
Development of 51 to 100 dwellings or sites of 1.51 to 3.0 hectares	£1,382.00
Development of 101 to 200 dwellings or sites of 3.1 to 6 hectares	£1,788.40
201+ dwellings or sites more than 6 hectares	£2,669.00

Fees for pre-planning applications
Non-Residential Development (Standard VAT applied)	Fees
Non-residential development up to 499 square metres floor area or sites of up to 1 hectare (free advice for extensions or existing small local business up to 10 employees)	£274.50
Non-residential development between 500 to 999 square meters floor area or sites of up to 2.5 hectares	£551.00
Non-residential development between 1,000 to 5,000 square metres floor area or sites of 2.6 to 6 hectares	£1,200.20
Non-resident development over 5000 square metres floor area or sites over 6 hectares	£1,851.40
Alternations to non-residential development where no new floor space is created and changes of use	£274.50

Fees for pre-planning applications
Other Fees (Standard VAT applied)	Fees
House holder development including alterations	£73.20
Telecommunications	£148.50
Advertisements	£73.20
Research site history	£93.60

More information about Planning Applications can be found in the Planning section.

Fees and Charges