Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 791
Town And Country Planning, England
The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
2nd July 2021
Coming into force
30th July 2021
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 303(1), (5) and (6) and 333(2A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 303(8)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on the twenty eighth day after the day on which they are made.
(2) In these Regulations “the 2012 Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012( 2 ).
Amendments in relation to fees for certain applications under the General Permitted Development Order
2. —(1) Regulation 14 of the 2012 Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) after sub-paragraph (zab) insert—
“ (zac) for an application under Part 1 of that Schedule relating to development permitted by Class AA of that Part (enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys), £96; ” ;
(b) at the beginning of sub-paragraph (zb) insert “subject to sub-paragraph (zc),”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (zb) insert—
“ (zc) for an application under Part 3 of that Schedule relating to development permitted by Class MA of that Part (commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses), for each proposed dwellinghouse, £100; ” ; and
(d) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“ (aa) for an application under Part 7 of that Schedule relating to development permitted by Class M of that Part (extensions etc for schools, colleges, universities, prisons and hospitals), where the application relates to the erection, extension or alteration of a university building, £96; ” .
(3) In paragraph (1A) for “(zab) or (zb)” substitute “(zab), (zac), (zb) or (zc)”.
(4) In paragraph (1B), after “(zab)” insert “or (zac)”.
(5) In paragraph (1C), for each occurrence of “paragraph (1)(c)” substitute “paragraph (1)(zc) or (c)”.
Transitional provision
3. —(1) The 2012 Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to applications of the kind mentioned in paragraph (2), as if regulation 2 had not been made.
(2) This paragraph applies to an application which—
(a) falls within the description in regulation 14(1)(zac), 14(1)(zc), or 14(1)(aa) of the 2012 Regulations; and
(b) is made before the date on which these Regulations come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Christopher Pincher
Minister of State
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
2nd July 2021
1990 c. 8 . Section 303 was substituted by section 199 of the Planning Act 2008 c. 29 . There are amendments to section 303 which are not relevant to these Regulations. Section 333(2A) was inserted by section 118(1) of and paragraph 14 of Schedule 6 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) . See section 303(7) for the definition of “appropriate authority”.