Planning Application Fee Calculator

Work out the council fee for your planning application in England in about a minute, at today's rates and at the new rates proposed from 8 December 2026.

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• Headline result with no sign-up
• Based on the official GOV.UK and Planning Portal fee schedules
• Fees last checked 13th November 2026

Planning application fee calculator: how much will the council charge?

In England, planning application fees are set nationally, so every council charges the same. Since 1 April 2026 a householder application to extend or alter one house costs £548, and draft regulations would raise it to £575 for applications made from 8 December 2026. This calculator works out the fee for your application type at both rates, including the per home, per hectare and per floor area fees for bigger schemes.

How to use this calculator

1. Choose the type of application, such as planning permission, a lawful development certificate or prior approval.
2. Choose the work, for example an extension to one house, an outbuilding or a number of new homes.
3. Add any numbers we ask for, the date you expect to submit and any concession that applies, then press See my fee.
4. Your fee shows straight away with no sign-up. Add your details to unlock the full working, the fee rules for your case and a free planning report.

The fee rules explained

Fees come from the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012, as amended. The government raised them by 3.8% from 1 April 2026 in line with inflation, as set out in its planning fees indexation notice. In plain English:

• Householder work: £548 to extend or alter one house (or one flat), and £1,083 for two or more. An outbuilding, gate, fence or wall at a house is a separate category at £272.
• New homes: £610 per home for fewer than 10, £659 per home for 10 to 50, and £32,578 plus £196 for each home over 50 above that, up to £427,537.
• Outline applications for homes: charged per 0.1 hectare of site area (or part of one): £610 below 0.5 hectares and £659 from 0.5 to 2.5 hectares.
• Other buildings: charged by the new floor space, in steps of 75 m² (or part of one), with £309 for 40 m² or less.
• Change of use: £610 per home when a building becomes homes. When one house is split, only the extra homes are charged. Other changes of use cost £610.
• Lawful development certificates: half the planning fee for proposed work, and the full planning fee for existing work.
• Prior approval: £249 for a larger home extension or extra storeys, £260 per home for commercial to residential (Class MA).
• No fee: listed building consent, works to protected trees and demolition in a conservation area.

Proposed new fees from 8 December 2026

Draft regulations laid before Parliament would raise most fees from 8 December 2026, so councils can recover more of the cost of handling applications. The householder fee would go to £575, a new home to £752 for fewer than 10, and householder prior approval to £310. The draft regulations and the Planning Portal's forthcoming fee schedule list every change. The Planning Portal says applications submitted before 5pm on Monday 7 December 2026 pay the current fee, and that fees will also rise each 1 April with inflation.

Exemptions and reductions

• No fee for alterations or extensions to a house, or work in its garden, only to give access or improve safety, health or comfort for a disabled person who lives there or is moving in.
• Parish and community councils pay half.
• Alternative applications by the same applicant for the same site on the same day pay the highest fee plus half of each of the others.
• A site that crosses council boundaries usually pays 150% of the single fee (or the separate fees if lower), to the council with most of the site.

For the full rules and the rest of the categories, see the government's fees for planning applications guidance. For more help, read our guides to householder planning applications, what planning permission costs, lawful development certificate fees and prior approval for a larger home extension. Checking whether you need permission at all? Try our rear extension calculator or outbuilding checker.

Assumptions and limits

• It covers England only. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland set their own planning fees, which are different.
• It works out the council's application fee only. Drawings, surveys, any pre-application advice and Building Regulations charges are extra.
• It does not cover mixed outline schemes, mining, waste, plant and machinery, agricultural buildings or permission in principle. Use the Planning Portal fee calculator for those.
• It does not cover prior approval for new homes under Part 20 or telecoms under Part 16. Check those fees with the Planning Portal.
• The new fees from 8 December 2026 depend on Parliament approving the draft regulations, and could change.
• For a lawful development certificate covering new homes or use as homes, check the fee with your council, as it is worked out differently.

Frequently asked questions

Last checked 13th November 2026. This tool gives a guide only, based on the rules published at the date above. It is not professional advice, and your council has the final say.