Household pre-application advice service
If you're thinking about making alterations to your house or flat, we can give you advice.
To commission pre-application advice from the Planning and Building Control service for a householder schemes, please complete the household pre-application advice form.
Email your completed form with any attachments to planning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Our fees, including VAT at 20%, are shown in the tables below.
Payment is made for this service through our online payments page. The product name that will be shown on the page is “Products & Services - BHCC Pre Application Planning Advice”.
In the event of problems making payment please contact Planning.Applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Householder
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response only | £125.71 |
| Virtual meeting with written response | £188.44 |
| Site meeting with written response | £230.26 |
| Follow Up written response only | £36.44 |
Householder - Listed building and conservation area where agreed necessary
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response only | £396.64 |
| Virtual meeting with a written response | £730.27 |
| Site meeting with a written response | £835.08 |
| Follow Up written response only | £114.97 |
Additional consultant or specialist - where agreed or required
| Number of additional consultants | Fee per hour |
|---|---|
| 1 | £92.38 |
| 2 | £92.38 |
| 3 | £92.38 |
If your house is either a listed building or in a conservation area, please send an email to planning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk to discuss if heritage advice is recommended.
Minor scheme pre-application advice service
If you're thinking about a small new residential or commercial development or change to commercial premises, we can give you advice.
To commission pre-application advice from the Planning and Building Control service for a minor development scheme, please complete the minor schemes pre-application advice form.
Email your completed form with any attachments to planning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Our fees, including VAT at 20%, are shown in the tables below.
Payment is made for this service through our online payments page. The product name that will be shown on the page is “Products & Services - BHCC Pre Application Planning Advice”.
In the event of problems making payment please contact Planning.Applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Minors developments (a) - five to nine residential units or between 500 metres squared to 999 metres squared for commercial developments
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response only | £769.27 |
| Virtual meeting with a written response | £1,282 |
| Site meeting with a written response | £1,386.80 |
| Follow Up written response only | £185.81 |
Minors developments (b) - one to four residential units or commercial development up to 499 metres squared
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response only | £527.44 |
| Virtual meeting with a written response | £1,055.15 |
| Site meeting with a written response | £1,159.96 |
| Follow Up written response only | £152.88 |
Small scale - for example an advertisement, air conditioning units or a small extension to commercial space
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response only | £188.72 |
| Virtual meeting with a written response | £377.14 |
| Follow Up written response only | £54.70 |
Additional consultant, specialist or meeting - where agreed or required
| Type of addition | Fee per hour |
|---|---|
| 1 consultant | £92.38 |
| 2 consultants | £92.38 |
| 3 consultants | £92.38 |
| Each meeting - for minor developments | £527.44 |
| Each meeting - for small scale developments | £188.72 |
If your development needs additional consultant input, especially if the property is a listed building or in a conservation area, send an email to planning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk to discuss what additional advice is recommended and an estimate of hours. You need to do this before you submit this form.
Listed building pre-application advice service
If you're thinking about alterations which require listed building consent, we can give you advice.
This includes:
- changing roof materials and replacing windows, doors, railings or other features
- alterations to internal layout, including removal or addition of walls
- painting or other types of cladding over stone, flint or brickwork or tiling of steps
- replacing or altering a shop front
- structural repairs or other repairs not carried out in matching materials
- fitting domestic flues or new external pipework
To commission pre-application advice from the Planning and Building Control service for a listed building or for a building in a conservation area, please complete the listed building pre-application advice form.
Email your completed form with any attachments to planning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Our fees, including VAT at 20%, are shown in the tables below.
Payment is made for this service through our online payments page. The product name that will be shown on the page is “Products & Services - BHCC Pre Application Planning Advice”.
In the event of problems making payment please contact Planning.Applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response only | £270.97 |
| Virtual meeting with a written response | £541.96 |
| Site meeting with a written response | £646.66 |
| Follow Up written response only | £78.55 |
| Additional meeting | £270.97 |
If your proposed development is for a listed building but will also need an application for planning permission, please use the appropriate form for that type of development.
Major development pre-application advice service
If you're thinking about a major residential or commercial development, we can give you advice.
This includes:
- 10 or more units or dwellings of residential accommodation
- site area exceeding 0.5 hectares where it is not known how many residential units are being created
- non-residential development of 1000 square metres or more
- commercial development site area is 1 hectare or more
To commission pre-application advice from the Planning and Building Control service for a major development scheme, please complete the major development pre-application advice form.
Submitting your form
Email your completed form with any attachments to planning.applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
You can book this service before a complete package of information is available.
Fees
Our fees, including VAT at 20%, are shown in the tables below.
Payment is made for this service through our online payments page. The product name that will be shown on the page is “Products & Services - BHCC Pre Application Planning Advice”.
In the event of problems making payment please contact Planning.Applications@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Over 100 residential units or 10,000 metres squared for commercial developments
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response | £1,809.46 |
| Virtual Meeting - 2 hours maximum, with a written response | £3,015.16 |
| Site Meeting - 2 hours maximum, with a written response | £3,119.87 |
Over 26 and less than 99 residential units or between 5,000 metres squared and 9,999 metres squared for commercial developments
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response | £1,176.34 |
| Virtual Meeting - 2 hours maximum, with a written response | £1,959.72 |
| Site Meeting - 2 hours maximum, with a written response | £2,064.25 |
Over 10 and less than 25 residential units or between 1,000 metres squared and 4,999 metres squared for commercial developments
| Type of advice | Fee |
|---|---|
| Written response | £904 |
| Virtual Meeting - 2 hours maximum, with a written response | £1,507.73 |
| Site Meeting - 2 hours maximum, with a written response | £1,612.25 |
Additional consultant or specialist, including attendance at meetings/site visits
| Number of additional consultants | Fee per hour |
|---|---|
| 1 | £92.38 |
| 2 | £92.38 |
| 3 | £92.38 |
Follow up meetings
| Type of meeting | Fee |
|---|---|
| Each additional meeting with case officer - virtual and 2 hours maximum | £783.38 |
| Number of additional consultants | Fee per hour |
|---|---|
| 1 | £92.38 |
| 2 | £92.38 |
| 3 | £92.38 |
We offer the DesignPLACE Review (Design Panel) service to all pre-application submissions for major schemes in the city.