SCOTLAND’S biggest local authority has revealed plans to introduce fees for pre-application planning advice for the first time.
Glasgow City Council (GCC) said the proposals to charge for the advice, which until now has been given free by its planning officials to developers and agents to help them prepare planning applications, will bring it into line with a growing number of local authorities across Scotland.
City of Edinburgh Council charges £200 plus valued added tax (VAT) for a “standard service” on a small development of up to 11 homes or 999 square metres of commercial space. The cost for a standard service on a major or national development, involving five meetings with a case officer, is £4,900 plus VAT. As an example of a major development, the Edinburgh authority cites a two-plus hectare site, which may be earmarked for 50-plus homes, 10,000 square metres of class 4,5 or 6 space, or 5,000 square metres of mixed or other space.
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