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Planning Permission: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 509 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 May 2026

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 51 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, when he will lay regulations to delegate the power to set fees for planning applications to local planni

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 18 May 2026

Between 23 March and 18 May 2026, the government consulted on establishing a new national default fee schedule and the key principles behind local fee setting. The consultation can be found on gov.uk here. Subject to the outcome of that consultation, we i...