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Fee changes from 1 April 2024

From 1 April 2024, we will be introducing certain discretionary fees under the terms of The Town and Country Planning (Fees for applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.

Our customers are asked to note the following changes which will take effect for all applications submitted from that date:

  • requests to vary a planning permission under section 64 of The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (a non-material variation (NMV)) will be charged at the following rates, per NMV: 
    • householder development: £50
    • local development: £100
    • major development: £200
  • a request for written confirmation of compliance with a condition imposed on a planning permission (the discharge of a planning condition) will be charged £100 per submission
  • a surcharge of 25% of the planning application fee for applications for planning permission made after the carrying out of the development to which it relates (a retrospective application)

How to pay

The most efficient way to pay fees for planning and building warrant applications is to do this when you submit your application online.

Applications can be made online via the  eDevelopment.scot portal.

Online

As you make your application you will have the option to pay online by credit/debit card via our payment system.

Once you have completed payment, it is important to note that you should click or tap finish and return to the portal to complete and submit your application.

Payments received at the time of the submission avoids the need for a separate finance process, providing a streamlined planning and building standards service. We are continuing to improve the service as part of the ongoing national modernisation programme.

By phone

Payments required during the Planning and Building Standards process can also be made by phone via credit or debit card. The amount is currently limited to £9,999.

Contact us on the telephone number below and we can process your transaction.

Planning and building warrant fees

Other fees and services

Development Management – Planning

Development Management fees

ItemFees
Planning applications The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013

See separate fee list at ePlanning.scot: Fee calculator.

High Hedge application under the High Hedges (Scotland) Act £400

Further information is contained within the Enforcement Charter and on our Planning enforcement page

Once an application has been made valid and is being progressed, the fee will not be refunded

Planning application searches £86
Copy of planning application consent and A4 plan extract £86
Copies of Plans for Search (up to five) £86 - additional copies over five are £1.50 per copy
Ordnance Survey location plan for planning application (allows up to 10 copies) £31 - additional copies over 10 are £1 per copy
Planning advert fees £142
Licensing application for S50 Certificate Suitability £172

Administration fee for paper submissions

We charge an administration fee for all paper submissions, which is in addition to the relevant statutory application fee, and any advertisement fee if required. We therefore encourage all our customers to make electronic submissions where possible.

Our charges for paper submissions are as follows:

Paper submission fees

ApplicationFees
Householder application £25
Non householder applications £50
Major applications £100

Development Planning and Regeneration

Statutory advertsFee
Statutory adverts for applications under Section 207 or 208 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 Fee payable - full cost recovery

Discretionary Charging Charter

Waived or reduced fees

Regulation 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 provides local authorities with the discretionary power to waive or reduce fees in the following circumstances: 
  • Where the application relates to development which, in the opinion of the planning authority, has the primary purpose of contributing to a not for profit enterprise or a social enterprise, and
  • Where the application relates to development which, in the opinion of the planning authority, is likely to contribute to improving the health of residents in the area to which the application relates

Applications must meet both of the above criteria to be considered for an exemption.

Where applications meet these criteria, East Ayrshire Council will reduce the fee required by 50% for any application for Planning Permission, Planning Permission in Principle, Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions of Planning Permission in Principle, certificate of lawful use or development (proposed or existing), advertisement consents and determinations as to whether the prior approval of the planning authority is required (Prior Notification applications).

Prospective applicants should make clear in their application supporting information if they are seeking a reduction in the application fee under this Charter. Clear justification should be given for why the applicant believes that a reduction in the fee is applicable, having reference to the guidance below.

Not for profit enterprise or a social enterprise

The statutory definition of what constitutes a ‘not for profit’ enterprise is set out within the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) as follows: 

  • “not for profit enterprise” means an organisation which a person might reasonably consider to exist wholly or mainly to provide benefits for society.
  • “social enterprise” means an organisation whose activities are wholly or mainly activities which a person might reasonably consider to be activities carried on for the benefit of society (“its social objects”), and which:
    • generates most of its income through business or trade
    • reinvests most of its profits in its social objects
    • is independent of any public authority, and 
    • is owned, controlled and managed in a way that is consistent with its social objects

If prospective applicants are of the opinion that their organisation meets the above criteria to be considered a not for profit or social enterprise, they should provide a supporting statement outlining why. Any statement should clearly cover the criteria described above. Supporting evidence should also be supplied. 

Improving the health of residents

There is no statutory definition of a proposal which is ‘improving the health of residents’. Prospective applicants should provide supporting information with any application detailing why they are of the opinion that their proposal will improve the health of residents in the local area.

Building Standards

Building Standards fees

ItemFees
Building Warrants Building/Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2004 as amended:

Building Warrant fees (PDF 261Kb)
Building Warrant searches and/or copy of Building Warrants/ Completion Certificates £86 per property (at the discretion of the Management)
Copies of Plans for Search (up to five) £86 - additional copies over five are £1.50 per copy (at the discretion of the Management)
Ordnance Survey location plan for Building Warrant (allows up to 10 copies) £31
Letter of Comfort £246
Exemption Survey £172
Dangerous Buildings Full recovery of costs including Building Standards Management fee
Licensing application for S50 Certificate Suitability £172

Applications for S89 Staging Certificate fees

StagingFees
Minor staging £50 - contact Building Standards for advice
Medium/large staging £205 for small events where occupant capacity of attendees is less than 500 people
Large staging £410 for large events where occupant capacity of attendees is greater than 500 people but less than 1000

Where the event is greater than 1000, an additional £137 per each 1000 people or part thereof is charged on an escalating scale

Contact Information

Planning and Building Standards
Opera House
8 John Finnie Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1DD
Telephone: 01563 576790