Pre-application charging schedule

Pre-application charges from 1 April 2025

Development type

Proposed charges - all plus VAT (VAT cost)

Response times

Householder Developments    

Householder Permitted Development enquiry

£100 written advice (£120)

£150 written advice with site visit/meeting (£180)

14 days

28 days

Householder extensions

£150 written advice (£180)

£200 written advice with site visit/meeting (£240)

14 days

28 days

General application queries, e.g. application types, conditions, etc for minor development (up to 9 dwellings and 999 sqm commercial) £100 Email response (£120) 14 days
Minor Developments    

General application queries, e.g. application types, conditions, etc for minor development (up to 9 dwellings and 999 sqm commercial)

£100 Email response (£120)

14 days

Commercial up to 1000 sqm

£750 written advice and meeting (£900)

42 days

Advert

£175 written advice (£210)

28 days

Change of use (minor/single property)

£350 written advice (£420)

£450 written advice with meeting (£540)

28 days

5G Telecoms Masts

£300 written advice (£360)

£400 written advice with meeting (£480)

If submitted on refusal of plg app (£240)

28 days

Up to 5 dwellings

£750 written advice and meeting (£900)

42 days

Major Developments

 

 

General application queries, e.g. application types, conditions, etc for major development (10 or more dwellings and 1000 sqm or more commercial)

£300 Email response (£360)

28 days

Up to 10 dwellings

£2,000 written advice and meeting (£2,400)

42 days

Up to 50 dwellings

£5,000 written advice and meeting (£6,000)

42 days

Up to 200 dwellings

£7,500 written advice and meeting (£9,000)

42 days

Over 200 dwellings

£12,000 written advice and meeting (£14,400)

42 days

Commercial up to 1000 sqm

£750 written advice and meeting (£900)

42 days

Commercial up to 10,000 sqm £5,000 written advice and meeting (£6,000) 42 days
Commercial over 10,000 sqm £12,000 written advice and meeting (£14,400) 42 days
PBSA Falls within residential number of units 42 days
Mixed use developments Calculated based on the number of residential units and commercial floorspace 42 days

Notes

Any specialisms as part of the pre app will incur a fee of £600 + VAT (£720) per specialism – 28 days

If not requested only basic or standing advice will be provided.

Any specialisms following pre app advice are charged at £600 + VAT (£720) per specialism/per single technical matter - 28 days

Specialisms for householders (for example trees, listed buildings, archaeology) will be charged at £250 + VAT (£300) and will include a site visit where necessary.

Resubmissions are charged at 50% of the original fee providing they are based along the lines of the original scheme, by the same applicant and within 12 months of the original pre app.

The Council reserves the right to charge a bespoke fee for significant or complex proposals that fall outside of this fee structure.

Planning

We are unable to give informal advice by telephone, please refer to our planning webpages for guidance.

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 1109