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I need planning advice

In this section

  1. I need planning advice
  2. Commercial pre-application guidance

Commercial pre-application guidance

We offer advice on submitting a commerical planning application in appointments which last up to an hour. Written advice can also be provided. Our charges are listed here:

Type of advice needed Charge for meeting and written advice Charge for follow-up meetings Charge for written advice only
Planning performance agreements (PPA) or bespoke arrangements: large scale, complex or strategic proposals where a bespoke is more suitable than the development team service, below. This may include use of a PPA and options for payment in kind. Fees can be negotiated Fees can be negotiated not applicable

Development team service (retail):

  • 1,000 sq m-plus retail floorspace 
  • variation of conditions (retail restriction)
£1,500 £750 £750

Development team service

  • 10,000 sq m-plus of commercial floorspace
  • 50-plus major homes
  • major infrastructure projects (roads and utilities)
  • sites bigger than 1.5 hectares
  • drilling operations (energy projects)
£1,200 £600 £750

Major development service:

  • 1,000 sq m to 9,999 sq m commercial floorspace
  • 100 to 999 sq m retail floorspace
  • ten to 49 homes
  • one to one-and-half hectare site are
£750 £375 £375

Minor advice service:

  • 100 to 999 sq m commercial floorspace
  • up to 100 sq m retail floorspace
  • one to nine homes or sites less than one hectare
  • telecommunications developments
  • Section 73 variation of condition (excluding retail)
  • change of use (excluding retail)
  • public realm work and engineering work
  • minerals, waste and energy projects (small-scale projects not within the above categories)
£250 £125 £150

Exemptions:

  • householder development
  • listed building work
  • minor elevation alterations (including shutters)
  • removal or variation of conditions regarding exemptions
  • advertisements
  • enforcement
  • agricultural development
  • tree advice and tree preservation order (TPO) work
  • non-material amendments
no charge no charge no charge

Download the pre-application enquiry request form