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Planning application fees

The Town and Country Planning (fees for applications, deemed applications, requests and site visits) (England) (amendment) Regulations 2023.

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2920) (“the 2012 Fees Regulations”).

Planning application fees

Planning application fees are set nationally:

• Planning Portal fee calculator [https://www.planningportal.co.uk/app/fee-calculator]
• Planning Portal Guide to fees [https://www.planningportal.co.uk/services/help/making-an-online-application/fees-calculate-fees-for-the-application]
• Planning Fees - 1 April 2025 [http://ecab.planningportal.co.uk/uploads/english_application_fees.pdf]

Fee refunds

The Local Planning Authority (LPA) receives a high number of invalid applications and this uses a significant amount of time and resources. The LPA will be increasing the administration charges for the process of dealing with invalid applications from 1 April 2025.  This is aimed at improving the quality of applications submitted to us and increasing the number of applications valid at first submission. This will enable the planning team to focus on processing and assessing planning applications rather than managing invalid applications.

From 1 April 2025 the admin fee will be 10% of the application fee with a minimum fee of £50 and maximum fee of £500. This will be applied to refunds where applications are returned as invalid. If your application is not valid upon receipt you will be notified of the discrepancies which you will need to rectify. If these are not resolved within 21 days then the application will be returned to you as invalid and the fee will be refunded, less the admin charge, unless the named case officer has agreed a longer period with you in writing.

To avoid a charge for an invalid planning application we recommend that you consult the Council’s Local List of Validation Requirements prior to submission. If further advice is required we offer a pre application advice service.

Applications that have been made valid and subsequently withdrawn will not be eligible for a fee refund.

Site searches and planning decisions

Copy of decision notices

If you want us to copy a planning decision notice for you, it will be £30 per copy of decision. All decision notices are available from our online planning register [https://planandregulatory.coventry.gov.uk/planning/index.html] free of charge.

Informal planning search

If you want us to prepare a list of planning applications that relate to a property or site there will be a charge for this. You will need to provide us with a location plan that clearly identifies the extent of the area you require. Once this has been received along with our initial appraisal fee we will advise you of the particular cost of preparing the site history based on the fee schedule below.

• List of applications relating to a site: £45 (inc. VAT) per site.
• Supplementary question relating to search results (charge per decision reviewed) *: £45 (inc. VAT)
• Planning history search with details of any restrictive permitted development conditions: £75 (inc VAT)

* Any supplementary question that asks us to confirm the use of status of a property or site cannot be answered and you will be advised to apply for a Lawful Development Certificate [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/planning-2/making-planning-application/3].

Copies of Legal Agreements, Notices and Orders

All decision notices and application documents are available from our online planning register [https://planandregulatory.coventry.gov.uk/planning/index.html] free of charge. If you want us to copy it for you the following charges apply:

Section 106 Legal Agreements [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/planning-policy/developer-contributions/2]

All Section 106 agreements and Unilateral Undertakings are available to download via our online map [/info/110/planning_applications/1333/online_planning_map].

• A copy of Section 106 Legal Agreement: £27 (incl. VAT)
• Confirmation that an obligation has been discharged/fulfilled: £41 (incl. VAT) per obligation.
• For new section 106 agreements, the Council will request a minimum of £1000 per obligation as a contribution towards the Council's costs of monitoring the implementation and performance of the agreement.

Enforcement Notices [/info/110/planning_applications/1343/planning_enforcement]

All Enforcement Notices are available to download from our on-line enforcement register [https://planandregulatory.coventry.gov.uk/registers/index.html?fa=enforcement_register]

If you want the Planning Team to provide paper copies of a notice or you wish to remove details of an old enforcement notice from your property then the following charges apply

• A paper copy of an enforcement notice - £30
• The removal of an old enforcement notice - £250 to £500. Please follow the instructions on our enforcement page [/info/110/planning_applications/1343/planning_enforcement/4] for details and fees that may apply.

Tree Preservation Order [/info/109/conservation/1094/tree_preservation_orders_tpos]

All tree preservation order (TPOs) are available to download via our online map [/info/110/planning_applications/1333/online_planning_map].

If you want the Planning Team to provide paper copies of an order the following charge applies:

• A copy of a Tree Preservation Order - £30