UK Statutory Instrument SI 2012/2920 England

Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations 2012

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Applicant3 Operator2 Trader1

Plus 8 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 325 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 803 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 244 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.002 Pre-application advice about applying under section 62A of the 1990 Act Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must charge fees for pre-application planning adviceCrown / Minister / Government department
s.002 Pre-application advice given by a Mayoral development corporation or an urban development corporation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Development corporation must charge for pre-application planning adviceLocal authority
s.003 Fees for planning applications Regulated
  • Pay planning application fee with your applicationApplicant
s.003 Fees for planning applications (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Pay the required fee with every planning applicationTrader
s.011 Fees payable in respect of applications under section 62A of the 1990 Act Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must charge fees for direct planning applicationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Fee payable in respect of urgent Crown development and Crown development applications (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must charge and refund fees for Crown developmentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 Fees for applications for consent for advertisements (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Pay the required fee when applying for advertising consentAny Person
s.015 Fees in respect of the monitoring of mining and landfill sites Regulated
  • Pay fees to the council for mining and landfill site monitoring visitsOperator
s.015 Fees in respect of the monitoring of mining and landfill sites (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Pay monitoring fees for mining and landfill sitesOperator
s.016 Fees for confirmation of compliance with condition attached to planning permission (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Pay a fee for confirmation of planning condition complianceAny Person
s.018 Fees for applications for certificates of appropriate alternative development (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Pay required fee for alternative development certificate applicationsAny Person
s.019 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review regulations every 5 yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.019 Review (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review planning fee regulations every five yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.pre-application advice given by a mayoral developm Pre-application advice given by a Mayoral development corporation or an urban development corporation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Development corporations must charge pre-application fees per published scheduleLocal authority
38 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, application and expiry
s.001 Citation, commencement, application and expiry (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Exceptions – access and facilities for disabled persons
s.004 Exceptions – access and facilities for disabled persons (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Exceptions – permission granted by General Permitted Development Order not applying
s.005 Exception – applications relating to demolition of unlisted etc buildings in conservation areas
s.005 Exceptions – permission granted by General Permitted Development Order not applying (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Exceptions – application relating to same use class necessary because of condition
s.006 Exceptions – application relating to same use class necessary because of condition (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Exceptions – consolidation of subsisting minerals permissions
s.007 Exceptions – consolidation of subsisting minerals permissions (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Exemptions – second application relating to development on same site etc.
s.008 Exemptions – second application relating to development on same site etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Exemptions – application following withdrawal of earlier application or refusal of permission etc.
s.009 Refund of fees in relation to planning applications not determined within the relevant period
s.009 Exemptions – application following withdrawal of earlier application or refusal of permission etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Fees in respect of deemed applications
s.010 Fees in respect of deemed applications (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Fees for applications for certificates of lawful use or development
s.011 Fees for applications for certificates of lawful use or development (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Fee payable in respect of urgent Crown development and Crown development applications
s.013 Fees for applications for consent for advertisements
s.014 Fees for certain applications under the General Permitted Development Order
s.014 Fees for certain applications under the General Permitted Development Order (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Fees for confirmation of compliance with condition attached to planning permission
s.017 Fees for applications for non-material changes to planning permission or permission in principle
s.017 Fees for applications for non-material changes to planning permission or permission in principle (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Fees for applications for certificates of appropriate alternative development
s.018 Fees payable on or after 1st April 2025
s.020 Revocations, transitional provisions and savings
s.020 Revocations, transitional provisions and savings (opens in a new tab)
s.exception – applications relating to demolition of Exception – applications relating to demolition of unlisted etc buildings in conservation areas
s.fees payable in respect of applications under sect Fees payable in respect of applications under section 62A of the 1990 Act
s.fees payable on or after 1st april 2025 Fees payable on or after 1st April 2025
s.pre-application advice about applying under sectio Pre-application advice about applying under section 62A of the 1990 Act
s.refund of fees in relation to planning application Refund of fees in relation to planning applications not determined within the relevant period
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 Where an application or deemed application is made or deemed... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Parish councils pay half the standard planning feeLocal authority
s.sch001 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) an application is made... Regulated
  • Pay reduced fee for repeat reserved matters applicationsApplicant
s.sch001 (1) This paragraph applies where an application for planning permission... Regulated
  • Pay planning permission fee on enforcement notice appealApplicant
14 other schedules
s.001 Fees in Respect of Applications and Deemed Applications for Planning Permission or for Approval of Reserved Matters (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Fees for Advertisements (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 (1) Subject to paragraphs 2 to 10, the fee payable...
s.sch001 (1) Where— (a) an application for planning permission or permission...
s.sch001 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (1A), where, in respect of any...
s.sch001 (1) In relation to development within category 2, 3 or...
s.sch001 (1) Where an application (other than an outline application) or...
s.sch001 (1) Subject to paragraph 13 and sub-paragraph (2), where an...
s.sch001 (1) Where an application or deemed application is made or...
s.sch001 (1) Where an application is made pursuant to section 73...
s.sch001 Where an application relates to development to which section 73A...
s.sch001 (1) Where an application of the description contained in article...
s.sch001 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) an applicant applies for...
s.sch003 Statutory instruments revoked in so far as they apply to England (opens in a new tab)

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