The cost of your planning application will depend on the type and scale of your development. Use the Planning Portal Fee Calculator to calculate the cost online.
You can pay for the following services online using the Council’s secure payment system. Please follow the instructions below to ensure you make a successful payment:
Planning Applications
To make a payment you will need to enter the application reference number and it will need to be entered in the format described on this page.
A planning application reference number is in the format WD/0000/0000/A and can be found on your letter.
When entering the planning application reference number omit the last letters. E.g. for reference number WD/2022/1234/AB you would enter the number as WD/2022/1234 in the ‘Your Reference’ box.
Ensure that the ‘Type of Payment’ is Planning Application Fee.
Pre-Application Advice Payments
For payments relating to Pre-application Advice enter the Pre-application number that has been provided to you by the Development Management Service.
When entering the Pre-application number omit the last letters. E.g for reference number PE/2022/1234/AB you would enter the number as PE/2022/1234 in the ‘Your Reference’ box.
Ensure that the ‘Type of Payment’ is Planning Pre Application Fee.
If you do not know what the reference number is, please telephone the Planning Technical team for advice on 01892 602010.
For payments relating to Building Regulation Applications enter the application number (this reference is in the format F/000/0000 or B/000/0000) in ‘Your Reference’ and ensure that the ‘Type of Payment’ is Building Regs Application Fee.
Building Applications via the Building Portal
For Full Plans and Building Notices only, lodged via the Building Portal enter the Building Portal Reference number, which will be in the format BP- followed by 8 numbers (for example: BP-01234567, please note the first number is a zero) in ‘Your Reference’ and ensure that the ‘Type of Payment’ is Building Regs Application by Building Portal.
For Regularisation Certificates only lodged via the Building Portal enter the Building Portal Reference number, which will be in the format BP- followed by 8 numbers (for example: BP-01234567, please note the first number is a zero) in ‘Your Reference’ and ensure that the ‘Type of Payment’ is Building Regularisation Fee by Building Portal.
Building Regularisation Certificates
For payments relating to Building Regulation Regularisation applications enter the certificate number (the reference is in the format R/000/0000) in ‘Your Reference’ and ensure that the ‘Type of Payment’ is Building Regularisation Fee.
Building Control Inspection Fee
Where you have received an invoice for an Inspection Fee, enter the Council’s Invoice Number which is located on the right hand side within the Details section of your Invoice in ‘Your Reference’ and ensure that the ‘Type of Payment’ is Sundry Debtor Invoice. Where you have not received an invoice please ensure the ‘Type of Payment’ is Building Regs Inspection Fee.
Please note: You need to have a reference number to make a payment. If you do not know what the reference number is, please telephone the Building Control Service on 01892 602005.
To pay by BACS you will need the Council’s bank details which are:
Lloyds Bank
Sort Code: 30-80-12
Account Number: 10341360, quoting the reference number which has been provided.