Planning application fees

The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (as amended) set out the level of fees required as part of the submission of planning applications and other associated applications. They also enable the planning authority to charge discretionary fees for some services, to reduce or waive fees in certain cases and to apply a surcharge for retrospective applications. The Regulations require us, as planning authority, to set out what we will charge for these services, when and by how much fees will be reduced and clarify the level of surcharges applied.  You will find this in the notes and tables below. 

Scottish Ministers intend to increase statutory fees in line with inflation each year, in the summer. We will apply these increases when the annual revisions come into force. As always, fees will be calculated at the point of validation, not submission.  Please note that from 9th June 2025 fees for submitting appeals to Scottish Ministers and for local reviews (to the Local Review Body) have been introduced.  Further information on these will be available from the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) or the Local Review Body or, if you are wondering about the fee, have a look at ePlanning's fee calculator. 

Payments can be made online via ePlanning when you submit your application, by using our online payment system or by credit/debit card (Customer Service Centre, telephone 01738 475000 - we no longer accept cheques). Please ensure to quote the ePlanning or Perth and Kinross Council application reference when making payment. Fees for appeals or reviews are payable directly to the relevant body when you make your request.