Applying for pre-application advice | Planning pre-application advice

You can apply online 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 for different types of advice are applicable from 1 April 2026

Please note that the fees listed below, include both Planning and Highways advice where relevant and applicable to Planning proposal.

Advice type	Total Fee including VAT	Time within which we provide advice
Householder – written advice	£261	15 working days
Householder – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer	£348	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	£610	15 working days
Single dwelling, replacement or residential annexe – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer	£414	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	£735	30 working days
Alterations to a listed buildings, either residential or commercial – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer	£735	30 working days
Minor development – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£1,682.50	30 working days
Residential major development, 10-49 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£5,125	40 working days
Residential major development, 50-99 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£8,349	40 working days
Residential major development, 100-499 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£10,325	40 working days
Residential major development, 500 or more units – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£12,825	40 working days
Non-residential major development, 1,000-4,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£6,625	40 working days
Non-residential major development, 5,000-9,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£7,948	40 working days
Non-residential major development, 10,000-29,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£10,448	40 working days
Non-residential major development, 30,000 or more square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£12,948	40 working days
Follow-up meetings – householder	50% of original meeting cost	15 working days
Follow-up meetings – minor development	50% of original meeting cost plus Transport Development cost	30 working days
Follow-up meetings – major development	50% of original meeting cost plus Transport Development cost	40 working days
Attendance at meetings by a specialist – for example, ecology or listed building	£560 per hour	–

If you have any queries relating to the Highways advice, please contact: HighwaysDM@thurrock.gov.uk