Fees for Planning Advice

Pembrokeshire County Council has provided a free pre-planning application service for many years which is well used. Many Welsh Authorities already charge for this service. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

New legislation from the Welsh Government means that from 16th March, the County Council must start charging for this service. Users will be charged from £25 for householder enquiries up to a maximum of £1,000 for large scale and complex proposals. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Next Monday’s Cabinet meeting of the Council will be asked to ratify the new fees and for the service to be monitored for the next 12 months. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Sustainability, Councillor Myles Pepper, added “The mandatory introduction of fees for pre-application planning advice is part of a raft of new changes to the planning system arising from the Planning Act (Wales) 2015. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“Improved timeliness and quality standards will underpin the new service when it is introduced later this month.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​