Pre-application advice in the Harrogate area

We welcome pre-application discussions before you submit a formal planning application. The service aims to take some of the uncertainty out of the process and offers you constructive and without prejudice advice on the likelihood of your proposal receiving planning permission.

We offer different types of services for pre-application enquiries. The fee and target timescales for the services are tiered depending on the service and scale of the development proposed.

Our  guidance notes (pdf / 263 KB) cover the following information for enquiries:

  • the benefits of pre-application advice
  • the written advice service
  • the meeting and written advice service
  • development categories and fees
  • meeting arrangements and fees
  • amendments following pre-application advice and fees
  • timescales
  • multiple proposals and fees
  • concession and exemptions
  • what information do you need
  • how to submit and pay for your enquiry
  • confidentiality and data protection
  • disclaimer

The fee schedule and target timescales for the different types of development categories are set out below.

If you have difficulty assessing within which category your proposal falls, please see the guidance notes below or contact us.

Pre-application planning online enquiry form

 Pre-application planning form (pdf / 277 KB)

Pay for your application

Completed forms and plans should be sent to Planning Services, PO Box 787, Harrogate, HG1 9RW.

Householder development category

  • extension and alteration to an existing dwelling / house
  • development ancillary to the enjoyment of the dwelling / house within its curtilage
  • target timescale four to six weeks
  • written advice service £113
  • one meeting and written advice service £317

Adverts and small scale development category

  • all advertisements
  • material change in use of buildings and land and the erection of buildings
  • excludes new dwelling houses and wind turbines
  • gross floor area does not exceed 99m2
  • site area does not exceed 0.1ha
  • target timescale four to six weeks
  • written advice service £385
  • one meeting and written advice service £736

Minor development category

  • one to nine dwellings
  • material change in use of buildings and land
  • the erection of buildings
  • all other development
  • gross floor area 100m2 to 999m2
  • site area 0.1 ha to 0.49ha
  • target timescale four to six weeks
  • written advice service £636
  • one meeting and written advice service £1,020

Major development category

  • 10 to 49 dwellings
  • material change in use of buildings and land
  • the erection of buildings
  • all other development
  • gross floor 1000m2 to 4999m2
  • area 0.5ha to 4.9ha
  • target timescale six to eight weeks
  • written advice service £1,535
  • one meeting and written advice service £2,040

Large major development category

  • 50 or more dwellings
  • material change in use of buildings and land
  • the erection of buildings
  • all other development
  • gross floor area over 5000 m2
  • site area over 5.0 ha
  • target timescale six to eight weeks
  • written advice service £3,180
  • one meeting and written advice service £3,816

Planning performance agreement

  • large-scale major developments are likely to require a planning performance agreement
  • the fee will need to fairly reflect the amount of officer time involved and is likely to be more than £3,000. This will need to be discussed and agreed with the planning authority at the outset

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