Planning fees
Planning application
You can calculate the fee required using the fee calculator or download a fee sheet from the Planning Portal.
Fees are payable on submission of an application.
How to pay
Fees can be paid on the Planning Portal at the time of an online application; via our online payments; or by enclosing a cheque (payable to Wyre Forest District Council) with a postal application.
Reply to general individual queries, Planning or Building Control for up to 6 questions (after that the full Local Land Charge Search fee will be charged)
£32.00 per question
If any query requires a site visit to be made (e.g. compliance with conditions)
£91.00
Monthly Decision List
£0.00
Weekly Planning Application List
£0.00
Decision Notices
£26.00
Decision Notices additional copies
£1.80
Copy documents (A4)
£1.80 per copy
Copy documents (A3)
£1.80 per copy
Copy documents (A2)
£4.60
Copy documents (A1)
£6.30
Copy documents (A0)
£7.80
Payments
Please use this option to pay for copies of plans and solicitor enquires. Please only use this function when advised to do so by the Planning team.
Copies, where appropriate, are available free up to a cumulative single transaction value of £10 for individuals (the discretion of Director of Service to be applied in cases of multiple separate transactions) and charged at full cost to representatives of professional and/or commercial companies.
Copies of all planning application plans and decision notices made from 2006 onwards are available online at zero cost. Search planning applications.
Charging for pre-application advice
In the case of advice in respect of permitted development rights, the service is intended to provide you with an officer opinion as to whether planning permission is required for your proposals. However, it should be noted that this is informal advice and as such does not have the same status as a Certificate of Lawfulness.
The revised charges set out under Section 6 of this guidance note will apply to all enquiries received on or after 1 April 2022, and are inclusive of VAT which currently stands at 20%.
Permitted development enquiries
| Proposed development type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Household | £30.00 |
| Other | £30.00 |
| Proposed development type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Householder | £42.00 |
| Number of dwellings | Fee for the first three meetings (if only principle to be discussed developer to provide indicative capacity) |
Cost of additional meeting |
|---|---|---|
| 1 dwelling | £116.00 | £51.00 |
| 2 - 3 dwellings | £324.00 | £139.00 |
| 4 - 5 dwellings | £435.00 | £203.00 |
| 6 - 7 dwellings | £637.00 | £290.00 |
| 8 -9 dwellings | £868.00 | £405.00 |
| 10 - 24 dwellings | £1,158.00 | £637.00 |
| 25 - 49 dwellings | £1,852.00 | £811.00 |
| 50 - 74 dwellings | £2,315.00 | £1042.00 |
| 75 - 99 dwellings | £3,010.00 | £1,389.00 |
| 100 - 149 dwellings | £3,704.00 | £1,505.00 |
| 150 - 199 dwellings | £3,768.00 | £1,737.00 |
| 200 - 299 dwellings | £4,863.00 | £2,084.00 |
| 300 - 499 dwellings | £5,557.00 | £2,315.00 |
| 500+ dwellings | £6,020.00 | £2,894.00 |
Non-residential/commercial development
| Gross floor area proposed | Cost | Cost of additional meetings |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 75m2 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| 76m2 - 249m2 | £174.00 | £87.00 |
| 250m2 - 499m2 | £348.00 | £174.00 |
| 500m2 - 999m2 | £753.00 | £376.00 |
| 1,000m2 - 2,499m2 | £1,852.00 | £834.00 |
| 2,500m2 - 4,999m2 | £2,894.00 | £985.00 |
| 5,000m2 - 9,999m2 | £3,936.00 | £1,274.00 |
| 10,000m2+ | £5,557.00 | £1,737.00 |
| Proposed development type | Cost | Cost of additional meetings |
|---|---|---|
| Advertisments | £87.00 | £28.00 |
| Change of use | £174.00 | £87.00 |
| Telecommunications | £260.00 | £133.00 |
| Glasshouses/Poly-tunnels | £92.00 | £23.00 |
| Others (Includes other development proposals such as variation or removal of conditions-proposed changes of use, car parks and certificates of lawfulness.) | £87.00 | £28.00 |
Historic environment and tree related enquiries
| Proposed development type | Cost | Cost of additional meetings |
|---|---|---|
| Separate Listed Building and Conservation Area Advice (Up to 3 separate matters) | £69.00 | £28.00 |
| Cost of each additional matter to be considered | £18.00 | NA |
The separate matters must be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to any payment being made.
| Proposed development type | Cost | Cost of additional meetings |
|---|---|---|
| Separate Tree Related Enquires - Number of trees not exceeding 10 | £69.00 | £28.00 |
| Number of trees over 10 but not exceeding 30 | £139.00 | £28.00 |
The Local Planning Authority will only provide advice in respect of trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order or trees within a Conservation Area.