Nationally significant infrastructure projects: Post-consent Material Change application fees charges from 1 April 2025/26
Updated 23 July 2025
Applies to England and Wales
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Applicants are charged for:
- pre-application services
- venue costs, where the Applicant does not provide a venue for a hearing
- a fee to accompany the application
- a Pre-examination fee following the appointment of the Inspector(s) initially chosen to examine the application
- an initial payment in respect of the handling of an application (payable at the beginning of the Examination stage, following the Preliminary Meeting)
- a final payment in respect of the handling of an application (payable on completion of the Examination stage)
1. Fee Charges from 1 April 2025
The table below shows the fees payable from 1 April 2025 for new post-consent material change applications. The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 and subsequent amendments can be viewed at legislation.gov.uk
| Fee to accompany application | |
|---|---|
| The Planning Inspectorate must charge the Applicant a fee for an application made under Regulation 16 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011. The fee must accompany the application. | £8,946 |
| Pre-examination fee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Following a decision under Regulation 22 (Appointment of the Examining Body) the Planning Inspectorate must notify the Applicant in writing of the Pre-examination fee. The Pre-examination fee is:- | |||
| Single Inspector | £16,930 | ||
| Panel of two Inspectors | £33,860 | ||
| Panel of three Inspectors | £50,792 | ||
| Panel of more than three Inspectors | £76,686 | ||
| Initial payment in respect of the handling of an application | |
|---|---|
| Where an examination is handled by a single Inspector | £1,225 per estimated relevant day |
| Where an examination is handled by a panel of two Inspectors | £1,948 per estimated relevant day |
| Where an examination is handled by a panel of three Inspectors | £2,669 per estimated relevant day |
| Where an examination is handled by a panel of more than three Inspectors | £4,064 per estimated relevant day |
| Final payment in respect of the handling of an application | |
|---|---|
| Following notification of the completion of the Examination stage under Regulation 42. The final payment is dependent on the number of days actually required for the examination:- | |
| Where a single Inspector has examined the application | £2,450 per relevant day |
| Where a panel of two Inspectors has examined the application | £3,896 per relevant day |
| Where a panel of three Inspectors has examined the application | £5,338 per relevant day |
| Where a panel of more than three Inspectors has examined the application | £8,128 per relevant day |
The initial payment in respect of handling an application is deducted from the final payment.