Planning fees in England changed twice recently: the big restructure of April 2025 (the householder fee doubled), and the first annual CPI indexation on 1 April 2026, which added 3.8% across the board. A householder application is now £548. This calculator applies the current official schedule for the common application types.
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Headline fees from 1 April 2026
| Application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Householder — single dwelling | £548 |
| Householder — two or more dwellings | £1,083 |
| Full — new dwellings, fewer than 10 | £610 per dwelling |
| Full — new dwellings, 10 to 50 | £659 per dwelling |
| Full — more than 50 dwellings | £32,578 + £196 each above 50 (max £427,537) |
| Non-residential floorspace 40–1,000 m² | £610 per 75 m² |
| Material change of use (general) | £610 |
| Larger home extension — prior approval | £249 |
| Class MA commercial-to-residential — prior approval | £260 per dwelling |
| Vary/remove a condition (S73) | £89 householder · £608 other · £2,076 major |
| Discharge of conditions | £89 householder · £309 other |
| Non-material amendment | £46 householder · £309 other |
| Lawful development certificate | Existing: full fee · Proposed: half fee |
Three things people miss
- Fees rise every April — the 2023 regulations index them to September's CPI, so budget ahead for spring submissions.
- The fee is per application, not per attempt — a free-go for resubmissions no longer exists in most cases, which makes getting the documents right first time (see the checklist generator) genuinely valuable.
- Invalid ≠ refunded — an invalid application parks your fee while the clock never starts.
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