Pre-application fees
Householder and small scale development
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-application, written only advice (desktop assessment) | £150.00 | £150.00 | S |
| Site visit (set charge for 1 officer for 2 hours including travel) | £125.00 | £125.00 | S |
| Pre-submission validation check | £40.00 | £40.00 | S |
| Meeting (administration fee) | £25.00 plus hourly rates | n/a | S |
| Meeting (up to 2 hours) fixed fee | n/a | £85.00 | S |
Minor residential development
- residential development or between 1 and 9 dwellings
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written advice (inclusive of site visit) - 1 dwelling | £380.00 | £380.00 | S |
| Written advice - each additional dwelling | £75.00 | £75.00 | S |
| Site meeting (administration fee and travel) | £25.00 plus hourly rates | £25.00 plus hourly rates | S |
| Meeting (administration fee) plus hourly rates | £25.00 plus hourly rates | n/a | S |
| Meeting (up to 2 hours) fixed fee | n/a | £105.00 | S |
| Pre-submission validation check | £80.00 | £80.00 | S |
Medium residential development
- residential development or between 10 and 49 dwellings
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written advice (inclusive of site visit) - 1 dwelling | £1,500.00 | £1,500.00 | S |
| Written advice - each additional dwelling (max 49) | £75.00 | £75.00 | S |
| Site meeting (administration fee and travel) | £25.00 plus hourly rates | £25.00 plus hourly rates | S |
| Meeting (administration fee) | £25.00 plus hourly rates | n/a | S |
| Meeting (up to 2 hours) fixed fee | n/a | £345.00 | S |
| Pre-submission validation check | £160.00 | £160.00 | S |
Major residential development
- residential development of 50 or more dwellings
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written advice (inclusive of site visit) - 1 dwelling | £5,000.00 | £5,000 | S |
| Written advice - each additional dwelling | £25.00 | £25.00 | S |
| Site meeting (administration fee and travel) | £25.00 plus hourly rates | £25.00 plus hourly rates | S |
| Meeting (administration fee) | £25.00 plus hourly rates | n/a | S |
| Meeting (up to 2 hours) fixed fee | n/a | £625.00 | S |
| Pre-submission validation check | £360.00 | £360.00 | S |
Non-residential development
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written advice - development less than 100sqm net internal floorspace | £693.50 | £693.50 | S |
| Written advice - development less than 9999sqm net internal floorspace | £1,891.50 | £1,891.50 | S |
| Written advice - development more than 10000sqm net internal floorspace | £3,893.00 | £3,893.00 | S |
| Site meeting (administration fee and travel) | £25.00 plus hourly rates | £25.00 plus hourly rates | S |
| Meeting (administration fee) | £25 plus hourly rates | n/a | S |
| Meeting - development less than 100sqm internal floor space - fixed fee | n/a | £85.00 | S |
| Meeting - development less than 9999sqm net internal floorspace - fixed fee | n/a | £345.00 | S |
| Meeting - development more than 10000sqm net internal floorspace - fixed fee | n/a | £625.00 | S |
| Pre-submission validation check - development less than 100sqm net internal floorspace | £80.00 | £80.00 | S |
| Pre-submission validation check - development less than 9999sqm net internal floorspace | £160.00 | £160.00 | S |
| Pre-submission validation check - development more than 10000sqm net internal floorspace | £360.00 | £360.00 | S |
Hourly rates (where applicable)
| Officer | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Technician | £40.00 | £40.00 | S |
| Planning Officer | £60.00 | £60.00 | S |
| Senior Planning Officer | £80.00 | £80.00 | S |
| Principal Planning Officer | £100.00 | £100.00 | S |
| Development Manager or Strategic Planning Manager | £120.00 | £120.00 | S |
| Head of Planning | £150.00 | £150.00 | S |
Confirming compliance with S106 and conditions
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirming compliance with an imposed planning condition | £115.00 | £120.50 | S |
| Confirming compliance with a section 106 agreement (additional fee for legal advice if required). | £175.00 | £183.50 | S |
Planning performance agreements
- contact Great Yarmouth Borough Council to discuss (bespoke)
| Type | 2024/25 | 2925/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly rates for anticipated officer input | Hourly rates | £0.00 | S |
| Set-up fee | £500.00 | £500.00 | S |
Planning enforcement
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written confirmation of closure of enforcement case where it was found not expedient to take action (available for a 12-month period following closure of the case) | £80.00 | £84.00 | S |
| Written confirmation that an enforcement notice has been complied with | £200.00 | £209.50 | S |
| Request to withdraw enforcement notice | £200.00 | £209.50 | S |
S106 monitoring fees
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negotiated fee based on - £500 per obligation/clause that requires the Council to either: receive a financial contribution, assess and/or agree a submission or any other activity requiring the input of Council officers | Price on application | £0.00 | S |
Administration fees
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| All non-major applications with no planning officer input | £50.00 | £52.50 | S |
| Major applications and/or applications where officer input had been required | £100.00 | £105.00 | S |
Other fees
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Planning History Search - for requests which transpire to be particularly complex and time consuming, the Council reserves the right to request additional payment, based on an hourly charge of £40 | £120.00 | S | |
| Confirmation of Permitted Development rights | £40.00 | S |
All other planning advice (falling outside the other categories identified in this schedule) will be charged at hourly rates.
Last modified on 08 December 2025
