Planning Application Fees are Increasing on 6 December 2023!
On Wednesday 26 July 2023 the Government announced that fees for major planning applications will increase by 35%, with all other application fees increasing by 25%.
Amendments have now been formally “made” to the relevant legislation and the increase to planning application fees will take effect on 6 December 2023. This is earlier than the previously announced date of Monday 1 April 2024.
Application fees will then be increased annually each April, starting on 1 April 2025, linked to inflation (and capped at 10%).
Other confirmed changes include scrapping an option for applicants to submit a repeat planning application free of charge if the first attempt is withdrawn or refused.
