LGA: Over 50 per cent increase needed on planning fees for councils to break even

Friday, 12 May 2023 15:07

Plans to increase planning fees by 35 per cent will not be enough to prevent a significant national shortfall or solve capacity issues in the sector, the Local Government Association warns today. The Government’s technical consultation on increasing planning fees to reduce the funding shortfall for the planning application service proposes a 35 per cent increase in fees for major applications and 25 per cent for all other applications. LGA modelling has shown that in...Request free trial