National increase in planning application fees will result in an increase for applicants in Horsham District
From 6 December 2023 in line with the Government’s policy, there will be a change in the planning fees structure:
- Fees payable for planning applications in England will be increased by 35% for major applications and 25% for all other applications
- Fees will no longer be exempt for repeat applications
- The Regulations also allow for an annual rise in application fees linked to inflation
It is understood the last rise in planning fees occurred in 2018.
The changes to planning application fees are made by the Government via the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. Full information on the fee changes and related regulations can be found on the Planning Portal.
Applications that have not been submitted prior to the change (i.e the close of business on Tuesday 5 December 2023), will be subject to the increased fees.
For users of the planning portal, this will include any applications that are in draft or that have not had their payment completed (including nominated payments, or where bank transfers or cheques have not yet been processed).