Planning fee increase welcome but not enough to fix system, says sector

By Carl Brown2023-04-26T11:10:00

Warnings more is needed to improve planning system

Housing and planning bodies have welcomed plans to increase planning fees by 35% but have warned it will not be enough on its own to fix the planning system.

The government’s consultation into proposals to increase fees closed yesterday. It is proposing a 35% increase for major applications – defined as 10 or more dwellings or sites of at least 0.5 hectares - and a 25% increase for all other applications.

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