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 for different types of advice are applicable from 1 April 2025
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 |
£251 |
15 working days |
|
Householder – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer |
£336 |
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 |
£588 |
15 working days |
|
Single dwelling, replacement or residential annexe – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer |
£398 |
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 |
£708 |
30 working days |
|
Alterations to a listed buildings, either residential or commercial – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer and conservation officer |
£708 |
30 working days |
|
Minor development – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£1,680 |
30 working days |
|
Residential major development, 10-49 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£5,040 |
40 working days |
|
Residential major development, 50-99 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£8,160 |
40 working days |
|
Residential major development, 100-499 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
up to 249 units = £9,960 250 units and above = £10,080 |
40 working days |
|
Residential major development, 500 or more units – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£12,480 |
40 working days |
|
Non-residential major development, 1,000-4,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
up to 2499sqm = £6,240; above 2499sqm £6,360 |
40 working days |
|
Non-residential major development, 5,000-9,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£7,680 |
40 working days |
|
Non-residential major development, 10,000-29,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£10,080 |
40 working days |
|
Non-residential major development, 30,000 or more square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting |
£12,480 |
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 (£90 per hour + travel costs if required) |
30 working days |
|
Follow-up meetings – major development |
50% of original meeting cost plus Transport Development cost (£90 per hour + travel costs if required) |
40 working days |
|
Attendance at meetings by a specialist – for example, ecology or listed building |
£540 per hour |
– |
|
Scoping Opinions for Transport Statement / Transport Assessment (in addition to the above) |
10-49 dwellings/ upto 999sqm non-residential = £360; 50-249 dwellings/ 999sqm-2499sqm non-residential = £480; 250+ dwellings/ over2500sqm non-residential = £600 |
40 working days |
|
Review of Transport Statement or Assessment (in addition to above) |
10-49 dwellings/ upto 999sqm non-residential = £1200; 50-249 dwellings/ 999sqm-2499sqm non-residential = £2400; 250+ dwellings/over2500sqm non-residential = £3600 |
40 working days |
If you have any queries relating to the Highways advice, please contact: HighwaysDM@thurrock.gov.uk