Change in National Planning Fees: April 2026

The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 established an annual fee uplift in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), for the preceding September, rounded to the nearest £1. The CPI for September 2025 was 3.8%.

All fee values from 1 April 2025 will be increased by 3.8% and these new fees will be charged from 1 April 2026.

The Government has acknowledged an existing issue within the current regulations which means that the fee for outline planning applications covering multiple categories of development is not increased as part of the indexation process.  It has been confirmed that this anomaly will be addressed through a future amendment to the regulations at the next available opportunity.

The table of new fees is here.

The new fees will come into force for valid applications submitted on or after 1 April 2026.