Fees and how to pay

The price of an application varies depending on the type of development. Planning fees in England are set nationally by the government and are detailed in the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012, as amended. To calculate the price of an application you can use the Planning Portal Fee Calculator.

How to pay

Online: if you choose to submit your application through an Online Portal you can pay the fee at the same time. If you do not submit through an Online Portal then you can Pay Online.

By phone: call 01353 665555 to pay by debit or credit card. You will need to provide:  

• your name
• contact details
• name of your agent (if relevant)
• location of the development
• the fee payable  

By post: you can send a cheque with your application payable to East Cambridgeshire District Council, The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4EE. 

Our systems are integrated with the Planning Portal. If you choose to submit your application via any other online platform, post or email, an additional administration cost of £74.85 will be added to your planning fee. This administration cost will only be applied where the planning fee is greater than the charge.

For further information on planning application fees, please see the planning portal website.

Fees applied to invalid applications

Any applications which are made invalid and where the additional information requested is not submitted within the time frame given (usually 21 days), will be returned by post and the following administration fees will be deducted from the planning fee refund:  

• Householder: £53.30
• Minor and other applications: £107.65
• Major applications: £212.25