Scale of fees4
1
Subject to regulations 5 to 9 an application fee is to be determined as follows—
a
£350 for each application, and
b
an additional amount up to a maximum of £7,500 calculated by reference to the size of the construction area as follows—
i
£70 for each 0.1 hectare or fraction of 0.1 of a hectare, for the first 0.5 hectare;
ii
£50 for each 0.1 hectare or fraction of 0.1 of a hectare, from 0.5 hectare up to and including 1.0 hectare;
iii
£20 for each 0.1 hectare or fraction of 0.1 of a hectare, from 1.0 hectare up to and including 5.0 hectares;
iv
£10 for each additional 0.1 hectare or fraction of 0.1 of a hectare in excess of 5.0 hectares.
2
In this regulation “construction area” means—
a
the area of land identified on a plan accompanying an application for planning permission5, or
b
if an application for planning permission has not been made, the area of land on which construction work has commenced or is proposed to be commenced.