Pre-application planning advice

Planning Performance Agreement Protocol

Appendix 1: Fee schedule

Prices inclusive of VAT.

Inception meeting: £1,302 (£1,354 from 1 April 2026)

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 (£6,290 from 1 April 2026):

• residential units: under 50
• commercial floorspace: up to 2,500 sq.m
• meetings: up to two*
• member briefings: none**

Medium: fee £8,463 (£8,802 from 1 April 2026):

• 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 (£12,230 from 1 April 2026):

• 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) (£19,874 from 1 April 2026):

• 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 (£905 from 1 April 2026)
• six to 10 conditions: £1,172 (£1,219 from 1 April 2026)
• eleven and above conditions: 1,652 (£1,718 from 1 April 2026)

Additional

• *additional topic area meetings: £1,252 per meeting (£1,302 from 1 April 2026)
• **additional member briefings (Teams):  £525 per meeting (£546 from 1 April 2026)
• additional meeting briefing (Council Chamber): £1,669 per meeting (strategic only) (£1,736 from 1 April 2026)
• additional meeting site visit briefing: £1,701 per meeting (strategic only) (£1,769 from 1 April 2026)