Fees for some planning applications are reduced. These include applications made by community councils, some applications in conservation areas, some applications for sport or recreation, some applications for matters reserved by condition and cross-boundary applications.
Applications by Community Councils
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Community Council applications | Fee calculated in accordance with tables, reduced by 50%. |
Applications in conservation areas
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Fee calculated in accordance with tables, reduced by 25%. |
Applications for the provision of facilities for sport or recreation
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
Where an application is made by or for a club, society, trust or other organisation which is not established or conducted for profit and whose objects or purposes, as the case may be, are the provision of facilities for sport or recreation, and:
| £691 |
Applications for approval, consent or agreement required by a condition imposed on a grant of planning permission in principle
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
Where the application is for the approval, consent, or agreement required by a condition imposed on a grant of permission in principle and: |
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| 1. The planning permission in principle was granted before 1 April 2022, and the application relates to development within categories 1, 4, 17, or 21 of table 1 | the fee payable is subject to a cumulative maximum of £125,000. Once the maximum fee has been reached, any and all subsequent applications pursuant to that PPP will be subject to a fee of £576. |
| 2. The planning permission in principle was granted on or after 1 April 2022 and before 12 December 2024, and the application relates to a development within categories 1, 4, 17, or 21 of table 1 | the fee payable is subject to a cumulative maximum of £150,000. Once the maximum fee has been reached, any and all subsequent applications pursuant to that PPP will be subject to a fee of £576. |
| 3. The planning permission in principle was granted on or after 12 December 2024, and the application relates to a development within categories 1, 4, 17, or 21 of table 1 | the fee payable is subject to the cumulative maximum of the relevant fee category. Once the maximum fee has been reached, any and all subsequent applications pursuant to that PPP will be subject to a fee of £576. |
Cross boundary applications - allocation of fee
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
Where applications are made for:
| The total fee payable in respect of all the applications is the lesser of:
The fee payable to a planning authority in respect of such an application is the proportion of the total fee payable equal to the proportion of the total site area of the development which falls within the area of that planning authority. |
Applications by not for profit or social enterprises
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
Where an application relates to development which, in the opinion of the planning authority, has the primary purpose of contributing to a not-for-profit enterprise or a social enterprise, and where the application relates to development which, in the opinion of the planning authority, is likely to contribute to improving the health of residents of the area to which the application relates. | Fee reduced by one quarter for planning applications, certificates of lawful use or development, certificates of proposed use or development, advertisement consents, applications made under section 42 and determinations as to whether the planning authority's prior approval is required |
Note: "not for profit enterprise" and "social enterprise" have the meanings in section 252(1F) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended).
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