Get planning advice
We offer a range of advice services to help with your planning application.
Planning service charges
Planning services have introduced new charges for withdrawing planning applications that have not been validated. These charges are to recover administrative costs. The charge for Non-Major applications is £41.67 (£50 including VAT) and for Major applications, it is £125 (£150 including VAT).
- get answers to simple queries about planning processes or checks (Planning Information Service)
- get advice at a virtual meeting on simple planning projects, provided that they are not a listed buildings, and a brief written summary (Duty Planner Standard Service)
- get advice at a virtual meeting on complex planning projects (including listed buildings) and a written summary (Duty Planner Complex Service).
- come to a pre-application meeting and get detailed written advice (Pre-Application Advice Service)
- get a dedicated planning officer assigned to your project and come to a series of design meetings for large-scale, comprehensive redevelopment schemes (Planning Performance Agreement Service)
- get advice about a listed building from a conservation officer
- find out how to engage the local community before and during the application process
Contact
Planning Department
Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU
Telephone:
Opening hours:
The phone line is open 9am–5pm Monday–Friday, but payment system closes at 4pm
Published on: 01/03/2023