Fees in particular cases
9.—(1) Where—
(a)an application for planning permission is made in respect of two or more alternative proposals for the development of the same land; or
(b)an application for approval of reserved matters is made in respect of two or more alternative proposals for the carrying out of the development authorised by an outline planning permission,
and the application is made in respect of all of the alternative proposals on the same date and by or on behalf of the same applicant, the fee payable in respect of that application is calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).
(2) Calculations must be made in accordance with this Schedule of the fee that would be payable in respect of an application for planning permission, or approval of reserved matters (as the case may be), if made in respect of each of the alternative proposals, and the fee payable in respect of the application is the sum of—
(a)an amount equal to the higher or highest of the amounts calculated in respect of each of the alternative proposals; and
(b)an amount calculated by adding together the amounts appropriate to all of the alternative proposals, other than the amount referred to in paragraph (a), and dividing that total by 2.