Charges for pre-application advice

The Development Control (DC) Section is able to provide you with advice and information on a variety of matters that you will need to consider before you make any application for planning permission or another allied consent. To ensure that it can operate as effectively as possible the Council is now to charge for some pre-application planning advice.

Some telephone and written advice will still be provided free of charge but, for the remainder, a simple charging system is in operation.

we will NOT charge for advice on...

  • Applications for extensions to dwellings or other domestic alterations
  • Works to Listed Buildings or in relation to Conservation Area Consents
  • Works to trees
  • How to apply for a Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) to decided if planning permission is required. (There is statutory charge to decide an LDC application itself.)
  • Planning matters relating to a planning Enforcement investigation
  • Issues relating to the implementation of a planning permission.

we WILL CHARGE for advice on...

Type 1. Major applications - please note our minimum requirements

  • 10 dwellings or more;
  • residential sites of 0.5ha. and above;
  • non-residential development of 1000m2 floorspace or more; or
  • non-residential sites of 1.0ha. and above).

We would normally expect to deal with these matters by meeting at £287.50 per hour (£250 +VAT) (or part thereof). Each meeting will be charged separately.

Type 2. Minor applications including single dwellings (new or replacement) - please note our minimum requirements

  • Development which is in neither 1 nor 3 (nor on the list for the free service).

We would normally deal with these cases by letter at £115.00 (£100 + VAT).

Type 3. Other applications - please note our minimum requirements

  • Change of Use
  • Advertisements
  • Telecommunications

We would normally deal with these cases by letter at £57.50 (£50 + VAT).

Should you seek a meeting for a Type 2 or 3 proposal and we agree that it would be an efficient and effective approach to identifying and resolving any issues, then the meeting will be charged at the Type 1 level fee and no other fee will be levied.

These fees cover administration costs and Officers' time for research, assessment, a meeting as necessary and a written response. Each project or separate site referred to in an enquiry will be charged at the appropriate rate.

The charge for a meeting will be agreed at the end of each meeting in accordance with the time taken and the fee scale above. An invoice will then be forwarded to you. Payment will be required within 30 days of the date of the invoice.

Any request for written advice must be accompanied by the relevant fee otherwise advice will not be provided.

How to make an enquiry

If your enquiry is very straightforward, and is one where free advice is provided you may telephone Development Control for advice (telephone 01732 876230 - fax 01732 876363), write to us, or email to planning.applications@tmbc.gov.uk .

You may be able to find the information you need on our Internet site - www.tmbc.gov.uk.

Alternatively, if your enquiry falls into one of the categories specified above, please see our minimum requirements before contacting us.

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