Following our update on this matter in July it is looking like the planning application fees will be going up w/c commencing 19 November 2012.  Update (14/11/12) – the date has now been confirmed as 22 November 2012.

Although we have been warning clients for a while now, the apparently confirmed date for introduction follows a debate in the House of Lords on 7 November 2012.  All clients with draft planning applications need to be aware that unless proposals are submitted and accepted as valid before the date of the Statutory Instrument coming into effect (22 November 2012) then the application will be subject to the higher fee.  This means for a dwelling the fee will go up from £335 to £385.

The full scale of fees can be found in the draft regulations.