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Fees and charges (2026-27) : Pre-application fees

Householder and small scale development

Householder and small scale development
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
Pre-application, written only advice (desktop assessment)£150.00£156.00S
Site visit (set charge for 1 officer for 2 hours including travel)£125.00£130.00S
Pre-submission validation check£40.00£42.00S
Meeting (up to 1 hour) fixed fee£85.00£90.50S

 Minor residential development

  • residential development or between 1 and 9 dwellings
Minor residential development
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
Written advice (inclusive of site visit) - 1 dwelling£380.00£394.50S
Written advice - each additional dwelling£75.00£78.00S
Site meeting (administration fee and travel)£25.00 plus hourly rates£26.00 plus hourly ratesS
Meeting (up to 2 hours) fixed fee£105.00£112.00S
Pre-submission validation check£80.00£85.00S

Medium residential development

  • residential development or between 10 and 49 dwellings
Medium residential development
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
Written advice (inclusive of site visit) - 1 dwelling£1,500.00£1,557.00S
Written advice - each additional dwelling (max 49)£75.00£78.00S
Site meeting (administration fee and travel)£25.00 plus hourly rates£26.00 plus hourly ratesS
Meeting (up to 2 hours) fixed fee£345.00£368.50S
Pre-submission validation check£160.00£170.50S

Major residential development

  • residential development of 50 or more dwellings
Major residential development
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
Written advice (inclusive of site visit) - 1 dwelling£5,000.00£5,190.00S
Written advice - each additional dwelling£25.00£26.00S
Site meeting (administration fee and travel)£25.00 plus hourly rates£26.00 plus hourly ratesS
Meeting (up to 2 hours) fixed fee£625.00£667.50S
Pre-submission validation check£360.00£384.50S

Non-residential development

Non-residential development
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
Written advice - development less than 100sqm net internal floorspace£693.50£720.50S
Written advice - development less than 9999sqm net internal floorspace£1,891.50£1,963.50S
Written advice - development more than 10000sqm net internal floorspace£3,893.00£4,041.00S
Site meeting (administration fee and travel)£25.00 plus hourly rates£26.00 plus hourly ratesS
Meeting - development less than 100sqm internal floor space - fixed fee£85.00£88.50S
Meeting - development less than 9999sqm net internal floorspace - fixed fee£345.00£358.50S
Meeting - development more than 10000sqm net internal floorspace - fixed fee£625.00£649.00S
Pre-submission validation check - development less than 100sqm net internal floorspace£80.00£85.00S
Pre-submission validation check - development less than 9999sqm net internal floorspace£160.00£170.50S
Pre-submission validation check - development more than 10000sqm net internal floorspace£360.00£384.50S

Hourly rates (where applicable)

Hourly rates
Officer2025/262026/27VAT Status
Planning Technician£40.00£42.00S
Planning Officer£60.00£64.00S
Senior Planning Officer£80.00£85.00S
Principal Planning Officer£100.00£106.50S
Development Manager or Strategic Planning Manager£120.00£128.00S
Head of Planning£150.00£160.00S

Confirming compliance with S106 and conditions

Confirming compliance with S106 and conditions
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
Confirming compliance with an imposed planning condition£120.50£128.50S
Confirming compliance with a section 106 agreement (additional fee for legal advice if required). £183.50£196.00S

Planning performance agreements

  • contact Great Yarmouth Borough Council to discuss (bespoke)
Planning performance agreements
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
Hourly rates for anticipated officer inputHourly ratesHourly ratesS
Set-up fee£500.00£534.00S

Planning enforcement

Planning enforcement
Type2025/262026/27VAT 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)£84.00£89.50S
Written confirmation that an enforcement notice has been complied with £209.50£223.50S
Request to withdraw enforcement notice£209.50£223.50S

S106 monitoring fees

S106 monitoring fees
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
Negotiated fee based on - £530 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 officersPrice on applicationPrice on applicationS

Administration fees

Administration charges for invalid applications not made valid.

Administration charges for invalid applications not made valid
Type2025/262026/27VAT Status
All non-major applications with no planning officer input£52.50£56.00S
Major applications and/or applications where officer input had been required£105.00£112.00S

Other fees

Other fees
Type2025/262026/27VAT 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£128.00S
Confirmation of Permitted Development rights£40.00£42.50S

All other planning advice (falling outside the other categories identified in this schedule) will be charged at hourly rates.

Last modified on 17 March 2026