Planning pre-application advice

Applying for pre-application advice

You can apply online for pre-application advice.

Apply for pre-application advice

We will acknowledge receipt of your request and give the timescale for a reply, together with the name and contact details of the case officer.

Planning pre-application advice fees

The following fees apply for different types of advice – please state 'pre-application submission' when making your payment.

Advice type Fee, including VAT Time within which we provide advice
Householder – written advice £69.50 15 working days
Householder – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer £111 15 working days
Householder, proposals in a conservation area or works to listed building – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer £390 15 working days
Single dwelling, replacement or residential annexe – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer £209 30 working days
Single dwelling, replacement or residential annexe in a conservation area or for a listed building – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer £489 30 working days
Alterations to a listed buildings, either residential or commercial – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer £390 30 working days
Minor development – written advice and 1 hour meeting £625 30 working days
Residential major development, 10-49 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting £2,100 40 working days
Residential major development, 50-99 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting £3,000 40 working days
Residential major development, 100-499 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting £4,800 40 working days
Residential major development, 500 or more units – written advice and 1 hour meeting £6,000 40 working days
Non-residential major development, 1,000-4,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting £2,100 40 working days
Non-residential major development, 5,000-9,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting £3,000 40 working days
Non-residential major development, 10,000-29,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting £4,800 40 working days
Non-residential major development, 30,000 or more square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting £6,000 40 working days
Follow-up meetings – householder 50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings and, when schemes change, the fee for further comments is also £65 15 working days
Follow-up meetings – minor development 50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings and, when schemes change, the fee for further comments is also £155 30 working days
Follow-up meetings – major development 50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings and, when schemes change, the fee for further comments is also £466 40 working days
Attendance at meetings by a specialist – for example, ecology or listed building £285 per hour in addition to the meeting cost

Further information

Development Management

: development.management@thurrock.gov.uk