Planning application fees
Calculate your planning fees and how to pay them.
Fees must be paid in advance to avoid delays in processing your application.
Please note, we cannot accept payments for applications submitted on the planning portal, please refer the portal website to make the payment.
List of fees
See our Pre-application enquiry fees
See our Planning performance agreements (PPAs)
Methods of payment
Online
If you submitted your application via the Planning Portal, then you must pay application fees through the Planning portal.
You can pay online for a service or application which was not submitted through the Planning Portal.
To avoid delays, please enter your formal application reference as per one of these example formats:
P16/12345
16/12345/FULL
PP-04913689
IAP00000430
Bacs, CHAPS and non-UK banks
These are our banking details:
Address:
Lloyds Bank,
PO Box 787,
City Office,
Bailey Drive,
Gillingham Business Park,
Kent,
ME8 0LS
Bank name: LLOYDS BANK PLC
Account name: City of Westminster – General Account
Account number: 00350082
Sort code: 300002
IBAN account number: GB24 LOYD 3000 0200 3500 82
BIC swift code: LOYDGB2LCTY
When you pay, use the following reference codes followed by your formal application reference of at least 8 characters (as per one of the example formats shown above).
Planning applications fees: WCPL004/xxxxxxxxx
Pre-application fees: WCPL006/xxxxxxxx
PPA: WCPL005/xxxxxxxx
Once you have paid, please send details including amount paid, date paid, formal reference number and narrative to planningreception@westminster.gov.uk so we can validate your application.
Telephone payments
We only accept telephone payments for:
- planning application fees (unless submitted through Planning Portal - if so you can pay there)
- pre-application fees
- planning records
To pay by telephone for an application please call 020 7641 6500 with your formal reference number.
Published: 29 December 2020
Last updated: 13 March 2024