Planning Application Fees
Town and Country (Fees for Applications & Deemed Applications)(Scotland) Regulations April 2007
| Outline Applications | |
| Most types | £290 per 0.1ha (or part thereof) of site area. Maximum £7,250 (=2.5 hectares) |
| One house | £290 |
| Full Applications & Reserved Matters | |
| Alterations etc. to existing house including Outline applications | £145 per house. Maximum £290 |
| Erection of house | £290 per house created. Maximum £14,500 (=50 houses) |
| Erection of buildings other than houses, extensions etc. to houses and buildings for agricultural buildings | Works not creating more than 40 square metres of additional floor space - £145 Each additional 75 square metres (or part thereof) - £290. Maximum £14,500 (3750 square metres) |
| Erection, alteration or replacement of plant and machinery | £290 per 0.1ha (or part thereof) of site area. Maximum £14,500 (=5.0 hectares) |
| Agricultural building | Where the gross floor space is less than 465 square metres - No Fee |
| Erection of glasshouses on land used for agriculture | Where the area of gross floor space to be created by the development does not exceed 465 square metres - No Fee |
| Approval of reserved matters where flat rate (below) does not apply | A fee based on floor space/numbers of houses involved |
| Reserved matters where applicant's earlier reserved matters applications have incurred total fees equalling that for a full application for the entire scheme | £290 |
| Other Applications | |
| Winning, working or storage of minerals and waste disposals etc. (other than peat) | £145 per 0.1ha (or part thereof) of site area. Maximum £21,750 (15 hectares) |
| Winning and working of peat | £145 per hectare (or part thereof) of site area. Maximum £1,950 |
| Car parks, service roads or accesses | £145 (existing uses only) |
| Exploratory drilling for oil or natural gas | £290 per 0.1ha (or part thereof) of site area. Maximum £21,750 (7.5 hectares) |
| Other operations on land | £145 per 0.1ha (or part thereof) of site area. Maximum £1,450 (1.0 hectares) |
| Retention of temporary buildings etc. | £145 |
| Change of use to and sub-division of houses/flats | £290 per each additional house/flat created. Maximum £14,500 |
| Other changes of use except waste or minerals | £290 |
| Advertisements | £145 |
| Applications for determinations as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required in relation to development under Schedule 1 of the General Development Order | £55 |
| For non-compliance with conditions | £145 (if not exempt as a revision within 12 months) |
| Prior approval application | £55 |
| Hazardous Substances Consents | |
| New consent without previous conditions or removal of conditions | On request |
| Maximum quantity of substance is twice the controlled quantity | On request |
| In any other case | On request |
| Continuation of existing consent | On request |
| Concessionary fees & exemptions | |
| Works to improve a disabled person's access to a public building, or to improve their access, safety, health or comfort at their house | No fee |
| Applications including advertisement application by Community Councils | Half the normal fee |
| Applications required because of the removal of permitted development rights by a condition or by an Article 4 Direction | No fee |
| Applications required because of the removal by a condition of a right to make a change of use within the Uses Classes Order | No fee |
| Playing fields for non-profit making sport clubs etc. | £290 |
| Revised or fresh application for development or advertisements of the same character or description within 12 months of refusal, or of the making of the earlier application if withdrawn, or within 12 months of expiry of the statutory 2 month period where the applicant has appealed to the Secretary of State on the grounds of non-determination | No fee (one such application only) |
| Revised or fresh application for development of the same character or description within 12 months of receiving permission | No fee |
| Alternative schemes | Highest of the fees applicable for each option and a sum equal to 50% of the rest |
| Development crossing planning authority boundaries requiring applications | Only one fee, paid to the Authority having the larger part of the application site, but calculated for whole scheme, and subject to special ceiling |
| Newspaper advertisements for applications considered to be 'bad neighbour' development or those which have not completed the neighbour notification procedures | £115 |
| Applications for Listed Building Consent/Conservation Area Consent only | No fee |
| Certificates of Lawful Use | Applications under Section 150 (1)(a) and/or (b) - the amount that would be payable in respect of one application for Planning Permission to institute the use, or to carry out the operations, specified in the application Applications under Section 150 (1) (c) - £145 Applications under Section 151 - 50% of the amount that would be payable in respect of an application to institute the use, or to carry out the operations, specified in the application |
Notes
Applicants and Agents should be aware that a receipt has to be issued by the City Council for all fees received. Please ensure that you either receive a receipt at the time of payment or alternatively a copy is attached to the confirmation letter issued by the council.
Contact
| Aberdeen City Council | Strategic Leadership | Telephone: 01224 523470 Fax: 01224 636181 E-mail: pi@aberdeencity.gov.uk |
