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National planning fees in England rise for applications made on or after 8 December 2026. Work out the fee before and after the change, side by side, with the working and the regulation each figure comes from.
Until 7 December 2026
£548
- Flat fee: £548
From 8 December 2026
£575
- Flat fee: £575
Up £27 (4.9%) on applications made from 8 December 2026.
For planning authorities in England. The authority confirms the fee when it validates the application. Checked against the regulations on 31 October 2026.
8 December 2026
What changes, and when
Almost every national fee rises. Prior approvals with no fee before 8 December pay £310, permission in principle becomes a flat £825 in place of a charge on the site area, and the housing bands end at 49 dwellings rather than 50, with a lower rate for each dwelling beyond.
Which fee applies
An application made on or after 8 December 2026 pays the new fee. One made before then pays the earlier fee (regulation 12 of the 2026 Regulations).
Approved by Parliament
The House of Lords approved the Regulations on 14 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 27 October 2026.
Planning Portal cut-off
Applications submitted on the Portal before 17:00 on Monday 7 December pay the earlier fees, if payment has cleared by then. The Portal suggests bank transfers by 2 December and cheques by 27 November.
After December
From 1 April 2027 the new fees rise each year with inflation (CPI). The government plans to let authorities set their own fees from 2027/28.
Common fees, before and from 8 December
| Application | Until 7 Dec 2026 | From 8 Dec 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension or alteration to one house | £548 | £575 | +£27 (4.9%) |
| Outbuilding, gate, fence or wall at a house | £272 | £285 | +£13 (4.8%) |
| 1 new dwelling | £610 | £752 | +£142 (23.3%) |
| 9 new dwellings | £5,490 | £6,768 | +£1,278 (23.3%) |
| 10 new dwellings | £6,590 | £8,180 | +£1,590 (24.1%) |
| 50 new dwellings | £32,950 | £40,318 | +£7,368 (22.4%) |
| 500 m² of new commercial floor space | £4,270 | £4,935 | +£665 (15.6%) |
| Outline, housing site of 0.4 hectares | £2,440 | £2,876 | +£436 (17.9%) |
| Outline, housing site of 1 hectare | £6,590 | £8,960 | +£2,370 (36.0%) |
| Permission in principle, 0.4 hectares | £2,124 | £825 | −£1,299 (61.2%) |
| Change of use (other than to dwellings) | £610 | £732 | +£122 (20.0%) |
| Prior approval: larger home extension | £249 | £310 | +£61 (24.5%) |
| Prior approval: Class Q with building operations | £536 | £667 | +£131 (24.4%) |
| Prior approval: Class MA, 5 dwellings | £1,300 | £1,615 | +£315 (24.2%) |
| Prior approval: EV charging housing (Part 2, Class E(2)) | No fee | £310 | New fee |
| Discharge of conditions: householder | £89 | £125 | +£36 (40.4%) |
| Discharge of conditions: other development | £309 | £435 | +£126 (40.8%) |
| Non-material amendment: other development | £309 | £360 | +£51 (16.5%) |
| Vary or remove a condition (s.73): other development | £608 | £608 | No change |
| Vary or remove a condition (s.73): major development | £2,076 | £3,150 | +£1,074 (51.7%) |
| Certificate of lawfulness, proposed: one house | £274 | £287.50 | +£13.50 (4.9%) |
| Advertisement on business premises | £174 | £192 | +£18 (10.3%) |
| Certificate of appropriate alternative development | £309 | £964 | +£655 (212.0%) |
What the calculator covers
One type of application at a time. Where an application combines categories, dwellings with commercial floor space for example, the Regulations add the categories under their own rules (Schedule 1, Part 1): work out each part here and check the combination against those rules.
Not covered: two or more applications for the same site made on the same day, deemed applications on an enforcement appeal, applications to the Secretary of State, mining and landfill monitoring visits, and hazardous substances consent.
Fees are uplifted with inflation every 1 April. We update the calculator when they change.
Sources
- The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026legislation.gov.uk. The new fees and the transitional rule (regulation 12). Draft laid 1 September 2026, superseding the 16 July draft.
- Parliament’s record of the instrumentUK Parliament. Approved by the House of Lords on 14 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 27 October 2026.
- Fees for planning applications in England from 1 April 2026Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The fees before 8 December 2026: the 3.8% CPI uplift charged from 1 April 2026.
- The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012legislation.gov.uk. The regulations both sets of fees amend: the categories, site area and floor space rules, and the concessions.
- Forthcoming fees for planning applications in EnglandPlanning Portal. Current and new fees side by side, used to cross-check every figure here.
- English planning application fees increase on 8th December 2026Planning Portal. Submission cut-off on the Portal (17:00, Monday 7 December 2026) and the plan for local fee setting from 2027/28.
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