Calculate Your Council Planning Application Fee
Select your application type and get an instant breakdown of the statutory fee payable to the council, the Planning Portal service charge.
What are the 2026 planning application fees in England?
A householder application is £548, a full application for one new dwelling £610, a lawful development certificate £274 and larger-extension prior approval £249. These are set by regulation, are identical in every English authority, and a resubmission within twelve months of a refusal is normally free once.
| Application type | Fee (England, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Householder application | £548 |
| Full application, one new dwelling | £610 |
| Lawful development certificate, proposed | £274 |
| Larger home extension prior approval | £249 |
| Listed building consent | no fee |
| Free go on a resubmission | once, within 12 months of the first decision |
Source: the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012, as amended, 2026 rates, retrieved 1 September 2026. Fees are statutory and do not vary between boroughs; pre-application advice is priced by each council separately and is not covered by the regulations. Listed building consent carries no application fee, which does not make it easier to obtain.
What are you applying for?
Fees are set nationally under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Select the closest match for your project.
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Here's what you'll pay to the council, plus the Planning Portal service charge.
What does a planning application cost in England?
These are the statutory fees payable to the council, set nationally by the Fees Regulations and the same whichever local authority decides your application. They are the figures as at 1 April 2026; they are uprated each April by the previous September’s CPI. The Planning Portal adds its own service charge on top, and a council may charge separately for pre-application advice.
| Application type | Statutory fee | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Householder extension / alteration | £548 | Single-family dwelling extension, loft, alteration |
| Full application — new dwelling | £610 | Each dwelling, where fewer than 10 |
| Flat / apartment conversion | £610 | Per new flat created (per unit) |
| Change of use of land or buildings | £610 | Change of use without building works |
| Advertisement consent | £174 | On business premises or directional; others £610 |
| Lawful Development Certificate — proposed | £274 | Confirm a proposed scheme is lawful/PD |
| Lawful Development Certificate — existing | £548 | Certify an existing use or building |
| Prior Approval — Larger Home Extension | £249 | Class A, rear extension up to 6m/8m |
| Prior Approval — Class MA (commercial to resi) | £260 | Per new dwelling house (per unit) |
| Listed Building Consent | No fee | Free — no fee payable for LBC |
| Non-material amendment | £46 | Householder rate; other development is £309 |
| Discharge of conditions — householder | £89 | Per request, householder applications |
| Discharge of conditions — other | £309 | Per request, all other application types |
| Pre-application advice | From £200, set by the council | Range £200–£600 depending on council & scheme |
Source: MHCLG, Fees for planning applications in England from 1 April 2026. Pre-application advice is set by each council, not nationally, so the figure above is a typical starting point rather than a statutory rate.