Pre-application planning advice and charges

How much it costs

These are our charges for advice on each type of planning application.

All prices include VAT.

Type of planning application

 Charge and type of standard advice given

Works to a listed building, not requiring planning permission

FREE verbal or written advice

If the work requires planning permission, we will charge based on the type of planning application

House extensions or alterations

 £106 for written advice only
​​Minor changes of use/construction of 1 dwelling
  • For 1 residential dwelling.
  • Up to 50 square metres of floor space.

​​£329 for written advice and a meeting

£164 for a follow-up meeting   

Minor development

  • Development of between 2 and 4 residential units.
  • Between 50 and 99 square metres of floor space.
  • Up to 49 square metres of net retail floor space.
  • Telecommunications developments.
  • Site area up to 0.49 hectares.

£612 for written advice and a meeting

£307 for a follow-up meeting
​Minor development
  • Development of between 5 and 9 residential units.
  • Between 100 and 999 square metres of floor space.
  • Between 50 and 99 square metres of retail net floor space.
  • Section 73 relevant to this category 
  • Public realm and engineering work
  • Site area between 0.5 and 0.99 hectares 
  • Single wind turbine

£1,114 for written advice and a meeting

£557 for a follow-up meeting

Major development

  • Development of between 10 and 19 residential units
  • Between 1,000 and 2,499 square metres of floor space
  • Between 100 and 499 square metres of net retail floor space

£2,117 for written advice and a meeting

£1,058 for a follow-up meeting

​Major development

  • Development of between 20 and 49 residential units
  • Between 2,500 and 4,999 square metres of floor space
  • Between 500 and 999 square metres of net retail floor space
  • Site area between 1 and 1.49 hectares

​£2,673 for written advice and a meeting

£1,337 for a follow-up meeting

​Major development

  • Development of between 50 and 99 residential units
  • Between 5,000 and 9,999 square metres of floor space
  • Between 1,000 and 1,999 square metres of net retail floor space
  • Site area between 1.5 and 1.99 hectares

​£3,341 for written advice and a meeting

£1,671 for a follow-up meeting

​Large scale major development

  • Development of over 100 residential units
  • Over 10,000 square metres of floor space
  • Over 2,000 square metres of net retail floor space
  • Site area over 2 hectares
  • Major infrastructure projects for roads and utilities
  • Energy projects

​£4,344 for written advice and a meeting

£2,172 for a follow-up meeting
​Planning Performance Agreement

​A charge will be decided on an individual basis - please contact us for a quote.

A quote will be for written advice and a series of meetings.

​​Other charges

  • Enquiry to vary, modify, confirm compliance with or discharge legal agreement for a single plot residential development - £348 for written advice and a meeting, if appropriate
  • Enquiry to vary, modify, confirm compliance with or discharge legal agreement for commercial development or a residential development of more than one plot - £579 for written advice and a meeting, if appropriate
  • Processing requests to modify terms of an existing Section 106 agreement following a grant of planning permission - £1,393
  • Section 106 monitoring fee (financial obligations) - 4 per cent
  • Section 106 monitoring fee (non-financial obligations) - £1,000 for each obligation

Contact Planning Team

Telephone: 0300 303 8873

Address: Planning and Development
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale OL16 1XU

Phone:
Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm

Closed for training Monday 11am–11.30am