Today Planning fees increased nationally. To reflect these changes, we have updated our Fees Charter. All planning applications received from today onwards will be charged the new fees.
Since 2025, fees have also been charged for local reviews and appeals against planning decisions.
Most planning fees are set by the Scottish Government. The relevant legislation is;
- the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 as amended (‘the Application Fees Regulations’)
- the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 as amended (‘the Appeal Fees Regulations’)
- the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Local Reviews) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 as amended (‘the Local Review Fees Regulations’).All of which came into effect on 1 April 2026
Further guidance is available in Scottish Government Planning Circular 1/2026
Also on 1 April, some other fees related to Planning & Building Standards are changing, including;
- Fees for Pre-application Planning Advice
- Fees for Non Material Variations
- Building Standards Property Inspection/Confirmation of Completion Certificate fees
- Plan Store fees
- Fees for Street Naming & Numbering
Please refer to planning validation guidelines for information about what to include as part of your submission.
Planning Edinburgh 
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