Planning Permission: Fees and Charges

(asked on 26th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to set up pilot schemes to assess full cost recovery on planning applications by local authorities.


This question was answered on 6th November 2017

There are no plans to set up pilot schemes to assess full cost recovery on planning applications by local authorities. However, we were clear in the Housing White Paper that properly resourced planning departments are an important part of delivering the new housing we need. That is why we are bringing forward regulations to increase planning application fees by 20 per cent. The Regulations to introduce the 20 per cent increase were laid on 19 October 2017 and will be considered by Committees of both Houses.

We are also currently consulting on the principle of introducing a further 20 per cent fee increase and how this could be applied in those authorities who are delivering the homes their communities need. A copy of the consultation (attached) can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planning-for-the-right-homes-in-the-right-places-consultation-proposals

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