Pre-application charging schedule

Pre-application charges from 1 April 2025

Development type

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

Response times

Development type

:
Householder Developments

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:
 

Response times

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Development type

:

Householder Permitted Development enquiry

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£100 written advice (£120)

£150 written advice with site visit/meeting (£180)

Response times

:

14 days

28 days

Development type

:

Householder extensions

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£150 written advice (£180)

£200 written advice with site visit/meeting (£240)

Response times

:

14 days

28 days

Development type

:
Minor Developments

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:
 

Response times

:
 

Development type

:

General application queries, e.g. application types, conditions, etc for minor development (up to 9 dwellings and 999 sqm commercial)

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£100 Email response (£120)

Response times

:

14 days

Development type

:

Commercial up to 1000 sqm

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£750 written advice and meeting (£900)

Response times

:

42 days

Development type

:

Advert

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£175 written advice (£210)

Response times

:

28 days

Development type

:

Change of use (minor/single property)

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£350 written advice (£420)

£450 written advice with meeting (£540)

Response times

:

28 days

Development type

:

5G Telecoms Masts

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£300 written advice (£360)

£400 written advice with meeting (£480)

If submitted on refusal of plg app (£240)

Response times

:

28 days

Development type

:

Up to 2 dwellings

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£750 written advice and meeting (£900)

Response times

:

42 days

Development type

:

Up to 10 dwellings

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£2,000 written advice and meeting (£2,400)

Response times

:

42 days

Development type

:

Major Developments

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

 

Response times

:

 

Development type

:

General application queries, e.g. application types, conditions, etc for major development (10 or more dwellings and 1000 sqm or more commercial)

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£300 Email response (£360)

Response times

:

28 days

Development type

:

Up to 50 dwellings

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£5,000 written advice and meeting (£6,000)

Response times

:

42 days

Development type

:

Up to 200 dwellings

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£7,500 written advice and meeting (£9,000)

Response times

:

42 days

Development type

:

Over 200 dwellings

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£12,000 written advice and meeting (£14,400)

Response times

:

42 days

Development type

:

Commercial up to 1000 sqm

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:

£750 written advice and meeting (£900)

Response times

:

42 days

Development type

:
Commercial up to 10,000 sqm

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:
£5,000 written advice and meeting (£6,000)

Response times

:
42 days

Development type

:
Commercial over 10,000 sqm

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:
£12,000 written advice and meeting (£14,400)

Response times

:
42 days

Development type

:
PBSA

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:
Falls within residential number of units

Response times

:
42 days

Development type

:
Mixed use developments

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

:
Calculated based on the number of residential units and commercial floorspace

Response times

:
42 days

Notes

Any specialisms as part of the pre app will incur a fee of £600 + VAT (£720) per specialism – 28 days

Highways, Flood Risk and Drainage provide their own pre app advice, see website for details

If not requested only basic or standing advice will be provided.

Any specialisms following pre app advice are charged at £600 + VAT (£720) per specialism/per single technical matter - 28 days

Specialisms for householders (for example trees, listed buildings, archaeology) will be charged at £250 + VAT (£300) and will include a site visit where necessary.

Resubmissions are charged at 50% of the original fee providing they are based along the lines of the original scheme, by the same applicant and within 12 months of the original pre app.

The Council reserves the right to charge a bespoke fee for significant or complex proposals that fall outside of this fee structure.

Planning

We are unable to give informal advice by telephone, please refer to our planning webpages for guidance.

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 1109