Pre-application charging schedule
Pre-application charges from 1 May 2026.
All fees are shown exclusive of VAT, followed by the VAT-inclusive amount in brackets. VAT is charged at 20%.
|
Development type |
Fee (including VAT) |
Response times (not working days) from date of payment |
|---|---|---|
|
Householder permitted development enquiry |
£105 (£126) - written advice £155 (£186) – written advice with site visit or meeting |
14 days 28 days |
|
Other permitted development enquiry |
£155 (£186) – written advice |
14 days |
|
Single dwellinghouse householder enquiry – extensions, improvements, alterations inc works within the boundary and purposes ancillary to the enjoyment of the dwelllinghouse |
£155 (£186) – written advice £210 (£252) – written advice with site visit or meeting |
14 days 28 days |
|
Erection of non-residential buildings - 999 sqm or less |
£780 (£936) – written advice and meeting |
42 days |
|
Advertisements |
£180 (£216) – written advice |
28 days |
|
Change of use of buildings/land - 999 sqm or less |
£365 (£438) – written advice £470 (£564) – written advice with meeting |
28 days 42 days |
|
Telecommunications equipment |
£310 (£372) – written advice £415 (£498) – written advice with meeting £250 (£300) – advice following refusal of application |
28 days 28 days
28 days |
|
Up to 2 dwellings/residential units |
£780 (£936) – written advice and meeting |
42 days |
|
3-9 dwellings/residential units |
£2,070 (£2,484) – written advice and meeting |
42 days |
|
Confirmation whether conditions have been discharged |
£200 (£240) – email response |
14 days |
|
Specialisms for other non-major proposals (e.g trees, archaeology, conservation, urban design) |
£250 (£300) – written advice and a site visit where necessary. |
14 days |
|
Development type |
Fee (including VAT) |
Response times (not working days) from date of payment |
|---|---|---|
|
Confirmation whether conditions have been discharged |
£400 (£480) – email response |
28 days |
|
10-49 dwellings/residential units |
£5,190 (£6,228) – written advice and meeting |
42 days |
|
50-199 dwellings/residential units |
£7,785 (£9,342) – written advice and meeting |
42 days |
|
200 dwellings/residential units and over |
£12,460 (£14,952) – written advice and meeting |
42 days |
|
Erection of non-residential buildings – 1000sqm to 9999 sqm |
£5,190 (£6,228) – written advice and meeting |
42 days |
|
Erection of non-residential buildings - 10000 sqm or more |
£12,460 (£14,952) – written advice and meeting |
42 days |
|
Change of use of buildings/land - 1000 sqm or more |
£800 (£960) – written advice with meeting |
42 days |
|
Mixed use development |
Calculated based on the number of residential units and non-residential floorspace combined |
42 days |
|
Purpose Built Student Accommodation |
Falls within residential number of units |
42 days |
| Development type | Fee (including VAT) | Response times (not working days) from date of payment |
|---|---|---|
|
Guidance regarding which category of advice to select |
£50 (£60) - email confirmation of required category, fee and instructions of how to submit enquiry only |
7 days |
|
Admin fee to refund and withdraw pre- application submissions before any work takes place |
10% of the fee – min £50 (£60) max £250 (£300)
|
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Notes
Any specialism as part of a non-major pre-app will incur a fee of £250 + VAT (£300) per specialism. If not requested only basic or standing advice will be provided.
Any specialist review of technical documents following non-major pre-app advice is charged at £250 + VAT (£300) per single technical matter – 28 days.
Any specialism as part of a major pre-app will incur a fee of £625 + VAT (£750) per specialism. If not requested only basic or standing advice will be provided.
Any specialist review of technical documents following major pre-app advice is charged at £625 + VAT (£750) per single technical matter – 28 days.
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.
Highways and Drainage have their own bespoke pre-application service which is separate to the costs above.
You can contact these teams via:
Planning
We are unable to give informal advice by telephone, please refer to our planning webpages for guidance.
Address: Coventry City CouncilPO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL