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 2025

Advice type	Fee for Planning including VAT	Fee for Highways including VAT	Total Fee including VAT	Time within which we provide advice
Householder – written advice	£251	£0.00	£251	15 working days
Householder – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer	£336	£0.00	£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	£0.00	£588	15 working days
Single dwelling, replacement or residential annexe – written advice and half-hour meeting with planning officer	£398	£0.00	£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	£0.00	£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	£0.00 for single dwelling; otherwise as below	£708	30 working days
Minor development – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£1,560	£120; if meeting not required = £60	£1,680; If meeting not required = £1,620	30 working days
Residential major development, 10-49 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£4,800	£240; if meeting not required = £120	£5,040; if meeting not required = £4,920	40 working days
Residential major development, 50-99 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£7,800	£360; if meeting not required = £240	£8,160; if meeting not required = £8,040	40 working days
Residential major development, 100-499 units – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£9,600	up to 249 units = £360; if meeting not required = £240; 250 units and above = £480; if meeting not required = £360	up to 249 units = £9,960; if meeting not required = £9,840; 250 units and above = £10,080; if meeting not required = £9,960	40 working days
Residential major development, 500 or more units – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£12,000	£480; if meeting not required = £360	£12,480; if meeting not required = £12,360	40 working days
Non-residential major development, 1,000-4,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£6,000	up to 2499sqm = £240; above 2499sqm £360	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	£7,200	£480	£7,680	40 working days
Non-residential major development, 10,000-29,999 square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£9,600	£480	£10,080	40 working days
Non-residential major development, 30,000 or more square metres – written advice and 1 hour meeting	£12,000	£480	£12,480	40 working days
Follow-up meetings – householder	50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings	£0.00	50% of original meeting cost	15 working days
Follow-up meetings – minor development	50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings	£90 per hour + travel costs if required	50% of original meeting cost plus Transport Development cost	30 working days
Follow-up meetings – major development	50% of original meeting cost for additional 1-hour meetings	£90 per hour + travel costs if required	50% of original meeting cost plus Transport Development cost	40 working days
Attendance at meetings by a specialist – for example, ecology or listed building	£540 per hour in addition to the meeting cost	N/A	£540 per hour	–
Scoping Opinions for Transport Statement / Transport Assessment (in addition to the above)	N/A	10-49 dwellings/ up to 999sqm non-residential = £360; 50-249 dwellings/ 999sqm-2499sqm non-residential = £480; 250+ dwellings/ over 2500sqm non-residential = £600	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)	N/A	10-49 dwellings/ upto 999sqm non-residential = £1200; 50-249 dwellings/ 999sqm-2499sqm non-residential = £2400; 250+ dwellings/over2500sqm non-residential = £3600	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

You have the option to opt out of receiving Highways advice. The total fee will remain the same as the original Planning pre-application fee listed in column two. If you have any queries relating to the Highways fee, please contact: HighwaysDM@thurrock.gov.uk