Planning applications

Types of enquiry and fees

1. Do I need planning permission for extensions/alerations

2. Adverts

3. Listed Building / Conservation Area / Tree Preservation Order advice

4. Other development

• Change of use of land
• 1 Dwelling
• Other development/buildings: less than 75sqm (floor area)
• Section 73

5. Minor development

• Dwellings: 2-3/<0.25ha (site area)
• Other development/buildings:100-500sqm (floor area)/<0.5ha (site area)

6. Minor development (larger scale)

• Dwellings: 4-9/0.25-0.5ha (site area)
• Other development/buildings:500-1000sqm (floor area) 0.5-1ha (site area)

7. Small-scale Major development

• Dwellings: 10-199/0.5-4 ha (site area)
• Other development/buildings:1000-9999 sqm (floor area)/1-4 ha (site area)

8. Large-scale Major development

• Dwellings: 200+/more than 4 ha
• Other development/buildings:10,000+ sqm (floor area)/more than 4ha (site area)

9. Strategic developments of borough wide significance and / or especially complex issues

10. Confirmation that conditions or legal agreement complied with 

For instance: copies of decision notices

11. Enforcement Notice Withdrawal

Notes

The intention is to recover the cost of the service provided, based on an average rate of £95 an hour (inc VAT) where the above fees will cover the officer time to assess your proposal and provide a written response. The exceptions to this are the small scale and large scale major development where we aim to arrange a meeting with you within 10 working days of the request of your enquiry which will also include relevant consultees and specialist officers. Following on from the meeting, we then aim to provide written comments regarding your proposal within a further 10 working days, summarising the issues raised, recommendations and the general level of acceptability.  

If significantly more officer time is required than the fee suggests or a site visit is required, an additional fee will be requested in advance. This will ensure that pre-application fees cover our costs and remain fair and reasonable.

Exemption

Works to improve a disabled person’s access to a public building or to improve his/her access, safety, health or comfort at his/her dwelling house do not require any fee.

Enquiries from Parish Councils attract a fee of half that quoted above.

Building Regulations Consent

Some works may also require Building Regulations Consent, please contact the Council’s Building Regulations team at Building.Control@rotherham.gov.uk or ring 01709 823847 for more advice in this respect.