Fees and Performance Consultation

This consultation seeks views on proposals to increase planning fees and to improve the performance of local planning authorities. We want you to tell us what you think about the proposals to: increase planning fees by 35% for major applications and 25% for all other applications additional fees for bespoke or 'fast track' services make an annual inflation-related adjustment to planning fees ring-fence additional fees income double fees for retrospective applications remove the ‘free-go’ for repeat applications introduce a prior approval fee for the permitted development right allowing the Crown to develop sites within the perimeter of a closed defence site build planning capacity and capability within local authorities, including challenges in recruitment and retentio