Town and Country Planning in the UK

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There is no VAT to pay on fees for planning applications as the service is considered to be a ‘non-business’ activity. Revision date: 06 03 2014 Is a planning application fee payable where development that would otherwise have been permitted development requires a planning application? Revision date: 06 03 2014 Can an article 4 direction remain in place permanently once it has been confirmed?

Two further regulations were introduced to correct deficiencies in the above Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020. These were: Development carried out using permitted development rights can be liable to pay a Community Infrastructure Levy charge. This depends on when development commences and whether there is a community levy charge in place. A developer would not be required to pay a charge where permitted development was commenced before 6 April 2013 or otherwise before a charging schedule was in effect. Where development is commenced after 6 April 2013 and a charging schedule is in place, they would be liable to pay a charge. refuses planning permission for development which would otherwise have been permitted development; or In this case, section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) allows applications for the category of development for which the authority has been designated (i.e. major development, non-major development or both) to be submitted directly to the Secretary of State (if the applicant wishes) as long as the designation remains in place. This excludes householder and retrospective applications, which must still be made directly to the local planning authority.Where the fee for an application for a lawful development certificate is the same as the applicant would have paid if they had actually made a planning application for the same development applied for in the lawful development certificate, then the applicant can take advantage of any exemption or concession that may be applied. Revision date: 06 03 2014 What happens if a prior approval application is not determined by a local planning authority? Yes, a planning application fee may be payable. Details of planning fees are set out in the 2012 Fees Regulations, as amended. applications made by local planning authorities for the development of any of their own land within their area, or for development by themselves (whether alone or jointly) of other land in their area

Revision date: 17 10 2014 Fees for specific application types How are fees calculated for prior approval applications? The instrument also creates new use classes for ‘Learning and non-residential institutions’ for buildings such as schools, libraries and art galleries and ‘Local community’ uses for buildings such as swimming pools, skating rinks and areas for outdoor sports, as well as shops servicing the essential needs of local communities, such as small local shops that are needed to meet the day to day shopping needs of local communities, especially rural communities, large residential estates and communities outside main shopping areas. No fee is payable for a planning application to demolish an unlisted building in a Conservation Area (see regulation 5A of the 2012 Fees Regulations). The demolition of a plaque would require an application for planning permission where it materially affects the external appearance of the building.

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The demolition of outdoor statues, memorials and monuments may require planning permission depending on how long they have been in place and whether they are located in or outside a conservation area. Further detail is set out in the table below. what steps—if any—the developer must take to mitigate adverse impacts on existing residents in those cases where the new development is in a partly or wholly residential area. Planning consultancy calculator (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/planning-consultancy-calculator) Planning consultancy calculator