The Government has announced that planning application fees are to rise on 6 April 2008.

Examples of fee changes include:

Householder extensions

• Current fee: £135
• Proposed fee: £150

New Dwelling 

• Current fee:£265
• Proposed fee:£335

Outline applications

• Current fee: £265 per 0.1 hectare of site area
• Proposed fee: £335 per 0.1 hectare of site area

Change of use of a dwellinghouse to building to two or more dwellinghouses

• Current fee: £265 per additional dwelling created
• Proposed fee: £335 per additional dwelling created

Change of use of a building to one or more dwellinghouses

• Current fee: £265 per dwelling created
• Proposed fee: £335 per dwelling created

Change of use:

• Current fee: £265
• Proposed fee: £335

Advertisement on business premises

• Current fee: £75
• Proposed fee: £95

Full details are available in draft at:
http://www.uk-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2008/draft/pdf/ukdsi_9780110809892_en.pdf