You can make a pre-application enquiry by completing the online form below. You will need to sign up or log in to My Services to complete the form.
The form can also be used to request a full planning history search or documents for a specific application.
Fees effective from 1 April 2025
All fees are inclusive of VAT, are payable in advance and apply to gross property numbers.
When a proposal fits into multiple categories, the larger fee will apply.
Download the list of fees as a PDF
| Pre-application advice | Types of development | Fee for written response and up to one pre-booked site visit/meeting | Number of meetings/site visits included in fee (maximum offered at Case Officer discretion) | Additional meeting on site or at NDC officers, as agreed by Case Officer (or equivalent written response) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder Development | Extensions, conservatories, sheds, outbuildings, garages, car ports, driveways, fences, walls, gates, alteration or new access, swimming pools, porches, satellite dishes, solar panels, windows and doors, external wall insulation (all works must be within the boundary or curtilage of the existing house) |
£80 (written response only)
£175 |
One - up to 30 minutes. | £93 |
| Non-Residential Development | Proposals with no dwellings less than 200 square metres in gross external floor space |
£162 (written response only - no meeting/visit)
£255 |
One - up to 30 minutes | £115 |
| Small-scale Minor Development |
RESIDENTIAL - one or two dwellings - replacement, change of use (including holiday homes), conversion or erection of NON-RESIDENTIAL - less than 499 square metres gross external floor space (commercial, retail, industrial) CHANGE OF USE - building or land - less than 499 square metres in gross external floor space (commercial, retail, industrial) |
£256 | One - up to 30 minutes | £115 |
| Minor Development |
RESIDENTIAL - between three and nine dwellings - replacement, change of use (including holiday homes), conversion or erection of NON-RESIDENTIAL - between 500 square metres and 999 square metres gross external floor space (commercial, retail, industrial) CHANGE OF USE - building or land - between 500 square metres and 999 square metres gross external floor space (commercial, retail, industrial) |
£581 | One - up to 1 hour | £290 |
| Major Development |
RESIDENTIAL - between 10 and 149 dwellings - replacement, change of use (including holiday homes), conversion or erection of A development site area less than 10 acres (four hectares)
NON-RESIDENTIAL - between 1,000 square metres and 9,999 square metres gross external floor space (commercial, retail, industrial) A development site area between 1,000 square metres and 10 acres (between one and four hectares)
|
£1,045 | Two | £522 |
| Large-scale Major |
RESIDENTIAL - more than 150 dwellings - replacement, change of use (including holiday homes), conversion or erection of A development site area larger than 10 acres (four hectares) NON-RESIDENTIAL - more than 10,000 square metres gross external floor space (commercial, retail, industrial) A development site area more than 10 acres (four hectares) Any development requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment |
£1,742 | Three | £813 |
| 100% Affordable Housing Scheme | All pre-application fees apply; if a full application is made within 12 months of our advice, we will re-credit 50% of any pre-app fee paid | See relevant category | See relevant category | See relevant category |
| Registered Charities and Town and Parish Council proposals | 50% of all fees or charges apply | See relevant category | See relevant category | See relevant category |
| Facilities for disabled people | Where 100% of the development is to advantage disabled people | No fee | No fee | No fee |
| Wind turbines - Height to tip less than 75 metres | £870 | Three | £406 | |
| Wind turbines - Height to tip more than 75 metres | £1,277 | Three | £580 | |
| Ground-mounted solar (PV) panels - Less than 25 acres (10 hectares) | £870 | Three | £406 | |
| Ground-mounted solar (PV) panels - More than 25 acres (10 hectares) | £1,277 | Three | £580 | |
| Advertisements | Signs or advertisements displayed on buildings or land, such as posters, notices, placards, banners, fascia or projecting signs, flag or balloon advertising, pole and canopy signs, advance and directional signs | £256 | One - up to 30 minutes | £115 |
| Listed Buildings and Trees - Householders | Repair or maintenance of a listed building enquiries or arboricultural advice sought - one instance only, otherwise other fees and charges will apply | Free | None | £58 |
| Listed Buildings and Trees - Businesses | Repair or maintenance of a listed building enquiries or arboricultural advice sought - one instance only, otherwise other fees and charges will apply | £87 | None | £87 |
| Other fees and charges | More details | Fee for a written response | Number of meetings included in fee (maximum offered at Case Officer discretion) | Fee for additional meetings (meeting offered at Case Officer discretion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Following our Refusal of Planning Permission | Within 12 months of our Refusal Decision Notice. For subsequent discussions or meetings, see relevant category of development type. | None | None | Free |
| Agricultural land use enquiry including Agricultural Occupancy Conditions | £58 | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Permitted Development Rights and Use Class enquiries | £58 | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Enforcement advice – No further action | Written confirmation to a landowner we will take no further action, following our undertaking an enforcement investigation | £80 | None | Not applicable |
| Enforcement advice – Request to withdraw an enforcement notice | Response to applications for us to withdraw an enforcement notice and remove the land charges record (inclusive of one site visit - to check compliance) | £140 | One - up to 30 minutes | £80 |
| Enforcement advice – Confirmation of compliance | Written confirmation to a solicitor or landowner that we are satisfied an enforcement notice or listed building consent has been complied with (inclusive of one site visit - to check compliance) | £140 | One - up to 30 minutes | £80 |
| Section 106 Agreement – Confirmation of compliance | Written confirmation a S106 term has been complied with (inclusive of one site visit - to check compliance) | £140 | One - up to 30 minutes | £80 |
| Planning history for one address | Complete check of records back to 1947, with copy documents for one application number only. | £58 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Planning history search list | One site address search history | £29 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Copies of documents for one quoted planning reference |
Documents provided will be limited to Decision Notice and approved plans (where relevant). Should other documents be required, please contact us. |
£29 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Other general planning enquiries requiring a written response | £80 | Not applicable | Not applicable |