PPAs fee schedule 2024 to 2026
Planning Performance Agreement Protocol
Appendix 1: Fee schedule
Prices inclusive of VAT.
Inception meeting: £1,302
An inception meeting is required before the developer can enter a PPA. The final decision to progress a PPA sits with the council. An Inception meeting will discuss and agree the following:
- Develop structure and content of PPA
- Agree project vision and objectives
- A work programme setting out key deliverables (milestones) and responsibilities. Including at what stage a planning application will be submitted.
- A work programme setting out key deliverables and responsibilities
- Identifying key issues for consideration to follow through into individual topic area meetings in the PPA
- Scope the requirements and cost to the developer of external advice
Small: £6,048:
- residential units: under 50
- commercial floorspace: up to 2,500 sq.m
- meetings: up to two*
- member briefings: none**
Medium: fee £8,463:
- residential units: 50 to 99
- commercial floorspace: 2,500 to 4,999 sq.m
- meetings: up to three*
- member briefings: up to one**
Large: fee £11,760:
- residential units: 100 to 249
- commercial floorspace: 5,000 to 9,999 sq.m
- meetings: up to four*
- member briefings: up to one**
Strategic: fee £19,110 (where a design review is agreed as necessary this is paid for separately):
- residential units: 250+
- commercial floorspace: 10,000 sq. m
- meetings: up to six*
- member briefings: up to two members site inspection**
Small to strategic - discharge of conditions
- one to five conditions: £870
- six to 10 conditions: £1,172
- eleven and above conditions: 1,652
Additional
- *additional topic area meetings: £1,252 per meeting
- **additional member briefings (Teams): £525 per meeting
- additional meeting briefing (Council Chamber): £1,669 per meeting (strategic only)
- additional meeting site visit briefing: £1,701 per meeting (strategic only)
Contact the planning applications team
Phone lines are open: 9am - 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am - 4:30pm Friday