Fees for certain applications under the General Permitted Development Order14

1

Where an application is made to a local planning authority for their determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required in relation to development under Schedule 2 to the General Permitted Development Order (permitted development) M1 a fee shall be paid to that authority of the following amounts—

F1za

for an application under any Part of that Schedule relating to development which involves the making of any material change in the use of any buildings or other land, £80;

a

for an application under Parts 6 (agricultural buildings and operations) M2, 7 (forestry buildings and operations) or 31 (demolition of buildings) of that Schedule, £80; and

b

for an application under Part 24 of that Schedule (development by electronic communications code operators) M3, £385.

F21A

This regulation shall not apply to impose a fee in relation to an application of a type described in paragraph (1)(za) (“the approval application”) where—

a

a fee is payable under these Regulations for an application for planning permission made in respect of proposals for development of a site which includes buildings or other land which are the subject of the approval application, and

b

that application for planning permission is made on the same date and by or on behalf of the same applicant as the approval application.

2

Where the local planning authority who receive the fee in accordance with this regulation—

a

are not the local planning authority who have to determine the application; and

b

forward the application to that authority,

they shall remit the fee to that authority at the same time as they forward the application to them.

3

Any fee paid pursuant to this regulation shall be refunded if the application is rejected as invalid.