Planning application fees

Most applications require a fee to be paid. The Planning Portal has a calculator to help you work out the correct fee for your application.

Calculate my fees

Payment of fees

• Fees must be paid when the application is deposited/submitted.
• An application cannot be registered until the correct fee has been paid.  
• The council has NO discretion to vary fees.
• Cheques and Postal Orders should be made payable to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
• There is no VAT on planning fees.
• Payment can be made by all major debit cards and credit cards (except American Express or Diners cards) when submitting an application online.

Refunds

Fees can only be refunded if:

• Permission or consent is not required and the local planning authority decline to determine the application
• More than the correct fee was paid
• The application is rejected as invalidly made

No refund can be made where an application is withdrawn.

Resubmissions

You can resubmit a planning application without paying another fee, if all of the following criteria are met:

• You resubmit within 12 months of the decision (or within 12 months of submitting an application that is subsequently withdrawn)
• The applicant is the same as that for the previous application.
• The address (or site location) is the same as that for the previous application.
• The description of the resubmission is similar to that of the previous application.

This regulation is revoked as of 6 December 2023. An applicant will still be able to benefit from a free-go if their application has been refused or withdrawn in the preceding 12 months, subject to all other conditions for the free-go being met.

Standard fee prices

View the Planning Portal guide to fees.

Other fees

Fee Category	Fee
Research and archive retrieval of information on planning records	£149 (per hour)
Request for confirmation of compliance with and Enforcement Notice, Breach of Condition Notice or other similar Notice under the Planning Acts	£265
Requests to withdraw an extant Enforcement Notice, Breach of Condition Notice or other similar Notice	£265
Checking Discharge of Planning Conditions	£265