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Planning – Fees and How to Pay

How much does it cost to apply for planning permission?

Download the current fees schedule here

The Planning Portal’s Fee Calculator helps you work out the cost of an application and you can apply online there through their Financial Transaction Service or directly with us.

If you choose to apply through us:

Paying online

The council’s secure online payment system is available 24 hours a day. You’ll be taken to a secure website, to enter your credit or debit card details. To make sure the payment goes smoothly, the system checks your account details before completing your payment.

Click here to pay for your planning application – IMPORTANT: your reference is the Planning Application Reference (e.g. P24/S1234/HH). 

Please note your application can’t be processed until we receive payment.

You can pay using a debit or credit card for all types of application once they have been submitted and you’ve received a Planning Application Reference (e.g. P24/S1234/HH), by calling the Customer Services Team on 01235 422600.

Other payment methods

Cheque: Send your cheque for the appropriate fee made payable to South Oxfordshire District Council to the Planning Department – address at the foot of this page.

BACS: All BACS payments must be clearly labelled with a Planning Application Reference. Please email registration@southandvale.gov.uk confirming a transfer has been made. Failure to do so may result in a delay in validating your application as we will be unable to trace the payment.

Please ensure you pay the correct Council, as Vale and South have different bank accounts. Any payments to the wrong Council will not count towards your planning fee and we will have to refund you and ask you to pay again.  

Account name: South Oxfordshire DC General A/C
Sort Code: 20-01-25
Account Number: 90079472