A new national requirement has been introduced for a fee to paid to the City Council for applications to discharge the conditions of a planning permission. A fee of £85 (or £25 for householder planning permissions) is payable per request for confirmation that the requirements of a planning condition have been satisfied.

For example, a condition of a planning permission for an industrial building might require further details of landscaping to be submitted for approval. A fee of £85 would be payable when the landscaping details were formally submitted to the council for approval. This fee could also cover other details submitted for approval at the same time, so if the same permission also included a requirement for details of bricks to be agreed, these could be covered by the same fee if submitted simultaneously with the landscaping scheme. If the brick details were submitted for approval at a later date, a further £85 fee would be payable.

If the Council fails to give notice of its decision within 12 weeks the fee will be refunded.

Any details submitted after 1 June 2008 will not be considered unless accompanied by the appropriate fee.