Amendment charges
Once you have submitted your planning application, we are not legally obliged to accept any amendments to your plans.
This is because amendments require us to carry out additional work that an applicant has not paid for - from re validating plans, through to reconsulting with neighbours and stakeholders on amended plans.
The following protocol explains the Councils approach to negotiating and accepting amendments to planning applications once they have been submitted: Development Management Negotiation and Amendments Protocol
No amendment policy for Householder Applications
We have a strict no amendment policy on householder applications and we are sorry but if you want to amend the plans or documents you have submitted, you will need to reapply. We will determine your original submitted plans as submitted and you will have to pay to apply again through the Planning Portal.
It is for this reason, that we encourage applicants to apply for pre-application advice, so we can help you to get your plans right first time. The pre application enquiry response will include a list of validation requirements. Pre-application advice for householders starts from just £63. Find out more.
Other application amendment charges
| Application type | Description | Cost per amendment* | Maximum amendments |
| Small major application | Between 10 and 199 dwellings and between 1.9 and 3.9 hectares or 1,000 and 9,999 square metres floor area. | £200 | Three |
| Major application | 200+ dwellings and over four hectares or 10,000 square metres floor area. | £350 first request, £450 second request and £600 third request (unless in a planning performance agreement) | Three |
| Minor planning application | Less than 10 dwellings, creation of less than 1,000 m² of new floorspace, change of use | £180 | One (if agreed by Case Officer, prior to week 5 of application) |
For minor, small major applications and major applications, you can submit amendments in accordance with our protocol, but you will need to pay an amendment charge for each amendment you submit, and there is a maximum number of amendments you can submit.
*Amendment charges are exempt from vat.
Useful links
Your planning officer will send you the payment link if you ask to submit an amendment, but if you lose the email, please choose from the links below: