Planning permission pre-application fees

Pre-app fees 2025/26 (from 1 April) - all charges inclusive of standard rate VAT @ 20%

Householder development

Type

Householder development

Fee

£160

Service offer

Email response based on a single set of submitted information

Timescale

28 days

Additional fees

Site visit or online meeting - an additional £530 per officer

This development type is for householders, to include alterations and/or extensions to existing dwellings, development within the residential curtilage (including permitted development confirmation), and works to a listed building (where no planning permission is required).

Agricultural development

Type

Development schemes with a site area under 540sqm

Fee

£160

Service offer

Email response based on a single set of submitted information

Timescale

28 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting – an additional £530 per officer
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £107
Type

Development schemes with a site area between 540sqm and 999sqm

Fee

£1,600

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

28 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting - an additional £530 per officer
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £270
Type

Development schemes with a site area of 1,000sqm and more

Fee

£3,700

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting with planning officer and other disciplines if necessary - £2,100 
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £370
Type

Development schemes for intensive livestock production with a floorspace greater than 500sqm (as defined in Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations)

Fee

£5,200

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer and other disciplines if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer and other disciplines as required - £2,600 
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £530

This development type includes the erection of structures/buildings, the erection of glasshouses and development concerning plant and machinery on land used for agricultural purposes.

Minor developments

Type

Residential development schemes for a single dwelling, or change of use of a single building to residential

Fee

£530

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting with the planning officer - £265 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharge - £160
Type

Residential development schemes between 2 and 9 units (or site area less than 0.5ha where number of dwellings not given)

Fee

£1,060

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting - an additional £530 per officer
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £270
Type

Non-residential (excluding agricultural) schemes of less than 1,000sqm gross floor area (or site area of less than 1ha where floorspace is not given)

Fee

£1,060

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting - an additional £530 per officer
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £270
Type

Gypsy and Traveller schemes for 1-9 pitches

Fee

£1,060

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting - an additional £530 per officer
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £270
Type

Changes of use of building(s) less than 1,000sqm

Fee

£1,060

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting - an additional £530 per officer
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £270

Major development - Residential

Type

Development schemes between 10 and 24 units (or site area is between 0.5ha and 0.74ha where number of dwellings not given)

Fee

£1,600

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer (£530 per additional officer) if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer - £800 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £370
Type

Development schemes between 25 and 49 units (or site area is between 0.75ha and 0.99ha where number of dwellings not given)

Fee

£2,600

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer (£530 per additional officer) if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer - £1,300 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £370
Type

Development schemes between 50 and 199 units (or site area is between 1ha and 4ha where number of dwellings not given)

Fee

£3,700

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer and other disciplines if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer - £2,100 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £370

Major development - Non-residential (excluding agricultural)

Type

Development schemes with a floorspace between 1,000 sqm and 2,499sqm (or site area between 1ha and 1.24ha where floorspace is not given)

Fee

£1,600

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer (£530 per additional officer) if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer - £800 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £370
Type

Development schemes with a floorspace between 2,500 sqm and 4,999sqm (or site area between 1.25ha and 1.4ha where floorspace is not given)

Fee

£2,600

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer (£530 per additional officer) if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer - £1,300 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £350
Type

Development schemes with a floorspace between 5,000 sqm and 9,499sqm (or site area between 1.5ha and 1.9ha where floorspace is not given)

Fee

£3,700

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer and other disciplines if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer - £2,100 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £350
Type

Changes of use of building(s) 1,000sqm and more

Fee

£1,600

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting with planning officer - an additional £800 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £370

Major development - Gypsy and Travellers

Type

Development schemes for 10 or more pitches

Fee

£1,600

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting with planning officer - an additional £800 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £370

Large scale majors

Type

Residential development schemes of 200 or more units (or site area of 4ha or more where number of dwellings not given)

Fee

£5,200

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer and other disciplines if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer and other disciplines as required - £2,600
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £530
Type

Non-residential (excluding agricultural) schemes of more than 10,000sqm gross floor area (or site area is 2ha or more where floorspace is not given)

Fee

£5,200

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer and other disciplines if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer and other disciplines as required - £2,600
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £530

Minerals and renewable energy proposals

Type

Development schemes that are to be considered either Schedule 1 development or exceed the thresholds under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations

Fee

£5,200

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer and other disciplines if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer and other disciplines as required - £2,600 
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £530
Type

Development schemes that do not exceed the thresholds of Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations with a site are of 1ha or more

Fee

£3,200

Service offer

To include one online/site meeting with planning officer and other disciplines if necessary, to be concluded with written response

Timescale

To be agreed with officer upon validation

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer and other disciplines as required - £1,600
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £530
Type

Development schemes that do not exceed the thresholds of Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations with a site area under 1ha

Fee

£1,060

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

42 days

Additional fees
  • Site visit or online meeting - £530 per officer
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £265

Miscellaneous development

Type

Permitted Development (other than householder) confirmation

Fee

£160

Service offer

Written response based on single set of submitted information

Timescale

28 working days

Additional fees
  • A subsequent site visit or online meeting with planning officer - £800 (£530 per additional officer)
  • Advice on conditions requiring discharged - £370

All other development types not considered above to be offered as a bespoke service with fees and service offer agreed via planning officer.

Planning performance agreements (PPAs)

Planning performance agreements provide a framework through which the applicant and the council commit resources and work together to manage the entire planning process in a timely manner based on key targets and milestones. Each PPA will be unique and tailored to the requirements which should be discussed during a concept meeting. Applicants/agents for schemes requiring a planning performance agreement should contact the relevant area office - for schemes in the north (includes Shrewsbury) please send an email to planning.northern@shropshire.gov.uk and for schemes in the south to planning.southern@shropshire.gov.uk with 'Request for PPA' in the title.