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The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008

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This is a draft item of legislation item. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 No. 958

PART 2

Scale of Fees in Respect of Applications Made or Deemed to be Made on or after 6th April 2008

Category of DevelopmentFee Payable
I Operations

1. The erection of dwelling houses (other than

development in category 6)

(a) Where the application is for outline

planning permission and-

    (i) the site area does not exceed 2.5

    hectares, £335 for each 0.1 hectare of the

    site area;

    (ii) the site area exceeds 2.5 hectares,

    £8,285; and an additional £100 for each

    0.1 hectare in excess of 2.5 hectares,

    subject to a maximum in total of £125,000;

(b) in other cases-

    (i) where the number of dwelling houses to

    be created by the development is 50 or

    fewer, £335 for each dwelling house;

    (ii) where the number of dwelling houses

    to be created by the development exceeds

    50, £16,565; and an additional £100 for

    each dwelling house in excess of 50

    dwelling houses, subject to a maximum in

    total of £250,000.

2. The erection of buildings (other than

buildings in categories 1, 3, 4, 5 or 7).

(a) Where the application is for outline

planning permission and-

    (i) the site area does not exceed 2.5

    hectares, £335 for each 0.1 hectare of the

    site area;

    (ii) the site area exceeds 2.5 hectares,

    £8,285; and an additional £100 for each

    0.1 hectare in excess of 2.5 hectares,

    subject to a maximum in total of £125,000;

(b) in other cases-

    (i) where no floor space is to be created by

    the development, £170;

    (ii) where the area of gross floor space to

    be created by the development does not

    exceed 40 square metres, £170;

    (iii) where the area of the gross floor space

    to be created by the development exceeds

    40 square metres, but does not exceed 75

    square metres, £335;

    (iv) where the area of the gross floor space

    to be created by the development exceeds

    75 square metres, but does not exceed

    3750 square metres, £335 for each 75

    square metres of that area;

    (v) where the area of gross floor space to

    be created by the development exceeds

    3750 square metres, £16,565; and an

    additional £100 for each 75 square metres

    in excess of 3750 square metres, subject to

    a maximum in total of £250,000.

3. The erection, on land used for the purposes

of agriculture, of buildings to be used for

agricultural purposes (other than buildings in

category 4).

(a) Where the application is for outline

planning permission and-

    (i) the site area does not exceed 2.5

    hectares, £335 for each 0.1 hectare of the

    site area;

    (ii) the site area exceeds 2.5 hectares,

    £8,285; and an additional £100 for each

    additional 0.1 hectare in excess of 2.5

    hectares, subject to a maximum in total of

    £125,000;

(b) in other cases-

    (i) where the area of gross floor space to

    be created by the development does not

    exceed 465 square metres, £70;

    (ii) where the area of gross floor space to

    be created by the development exceeds

    465 square metres but does not exceed 540

    square metres, £335;

    (iii) where the area of the gross floor space

    to be created by the development exceeds

    540 square metres but does not exceed

    4215 square metres, £335 for the first 540

    square metres, and an additional £335 for

    each 75 square metres in excess of 540

    square metres; and

    (iv) where the area of gross floor space to

    be created by the development exceeds

    4215 square metres, £16,565; and an

    additional £100 for each 75 square metres

    in excess of 4215 square metres, subject to

    a maximum in total of £250,000.

4. The erection of glasshouses on land used for

the purposes of agriculture

(a) Where the area of gross floor space to be

created by the development does not exceed

465 square metres, £70;

(b) where the area of gross floor space to be

created by the development exceeds 465 square

metres, £1,870.

5. The erection, alteration or replacement of

plant or machinery

(a) Where the site area does not exceed 5

hectares, £335 for each 0.1 hectare of the site

area;

(b) where the site area exceeds 5 hectares,

£16,565; and an additional £100 for each 0.1

hectare in excess of 5 hectares, subject to a

maximum in total of £250,000.

6. The enlargement, improvement or other

alteration of existing dwelling houses

(a) Where the application relates to one

dwelling house, £150;

(b) where the application relates to 2 or more

dwelling houses, £295.

7(a) The carrying out of operations (including

the erection of a building) within the curtilage

of an existing dwelling house, for purposes

ancillary to the enjoyment of the dwelling

house as such, or the erection or construction of

gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure

along a boundary of the curtilage of an existing

dwelling house

£150

(b) The construction of car parks, service roads

and other means of access on land used for the

purposes of a single undertaking, where the

development is required for a purpose

incidental to the existing use of the land

£170

8. The carrying out of any operations connected

with exploratory drilling for oil or natural gas

(a) Where the site area does not exceed 7.5

hectares, £335 for each 0.1 hectare of the site

area;

(b) where the site area exceeds 7.5 hectares,

£25,000, and an additional £100 for each 0.1

hectare in excess of 7.5 hectares, subject to a

maximum in total of £250,000.

9. The carrying out of any operations not

coming within any of the above categories.

(a) In the case of operations for the winning and

working of minerals –

    (i) where the site area does not exceed 15

    hectares, £170 for each 0.1 hectare of the

    site area;

    (ii) where the site area exceeds 15

    hectares, £25,315; and an additional £100

    for each 0.1 hectare in excess of 15

    hectares, subject to a maximum in total of

    £65,000;

(b) in any other case, £170 for each 0.1

hectare of the site area, subject to a maximum

of £250,000.

II Uses of Land

10. The change of use of a building to use as

one or more separate dwelling houses.

(a) Where the change of use is from a previous

use as a single dwelling house to use as two or

more single dwelling houses-

    (i) where the change of use is to use as 50

    or fewer dwelling houses, £335 for each

    additional dwelling house;

    (ii) where the change of use is to use as

    more than 50 dwelling houses £16,565,

    and an additional £100 for each dwelling

    house in excess of 50 dwelling houses,

    subject to a maximum in total of £250,000;

(b) in all other cases-

    (i) where the change of use is to use as 50

    or fewer dwelling houses, £335 for each

    dwelling house;

    (ii) where the change of use is to use as

    more than 50 dwelling houses £16,565,

    and an additional £100 for each dwelling

    house in excess of 50 dwelling houses,

    subject to a maximum in total of £250,000.

11(a) The use of land for the disposal of refuse

or waste materials or for the deposit of material

remaining after minerals have been extracted

from land;

(b) the use of land for the storage of minerals in

the open.

(a) Where the site area does not exceed 15

hectares, £170 for each 0.1 hectare of the site

area;

(b) where the site area exceeds 15 hectares,

£25,315; and an additional £100 for each 0.1

hectare in excess of 15 hectares, subject to a

maximum in total of £65,000.

12. The making of a material change in the use

of a building or land (other than a material

change of use in category 10, 11(a) or 11(b))

£335

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