Paying for Planning Applications

Do not use the links below if you have been asked by the planning portal to make a payment for an application you are preparing on the portal site. The links below should only be used if you are sending your submission by post or email OR if the team handling your submission have asked for a supplementary payment.

To find which authority to contact, check Who deals with my planning enquiry/application?

To find out how much you need to pay, see our How Much Does It Cost? page.

Ways to Pay

Note that we no longer accept cheques as payment.

To make sure your payment is correctly identified and linked to your submission please use the planning reference number (which starts with SDNP/ for existing applications, or ‘pp’ for new applications) OR you can use the first line of the address of the application.

To pay by card or BACS Transfer
- For Adur and Worthing, Arun, Brighton & Hove, Hampshire Horsham, Mid-Sussex, Wealden Council applications, or East Sussex, Hampshire or West Sussex County applications please call 01730 814810 and ask for the Planning Technical Support Team who will be happy to provide you with our account details.
- For Chichester, East Hampshire, Lewes and Eastbourne or Winchester, please contact the relevant planning service, stating that you wish to make a pre-application or for a planning application payment for a South Downs National Park Authority application.
To find which authority to contact, check Who deals with my planning enquiry/application?

To pay online
Payments are handled by Brighton and Hove City Council on behalf of the South Downs National Park Authority.

Use the links below to make an online payment by credit or debit card for Planning Applications handled by the following teams:

Chichester Team
East Hampshire Team
Lewes and Eastbourne Team
Winchester Team
SDNPA Team

Use the links below to make online payment by credit or debit card for discharge of conditions handled by the following teams:

Chichester Team
East Hampshire
Lewes and Eastbourne Team
Winchester Team
SDNPA Team

Use the links below to make online payment by credit or debit card for S106 or other work handled by the following teams:

Chichester Team
East Hampshire Team
Lewes and Eastbourne Team
Winchester Team
SDNPA Team

To pay by telephone
- For Adur and Worthing, Arun, Brighton & Hove, Hampshire Horsham, Mid-Sussex, Wealden Council applications, or East Sussex, Hampshire or West Sussex County applications please call 01730 814810 and ask for the Planning Technical Support Team.
- To make a telephone payment within Chichester, East Hampshire, Lewes and Eastbourne or Winchester please contact the relevant planning service directly stating that you wish to pay a pre-application advice fee for a South Downs National Park Authority application.

Important Notice

Please use your Planning Portal (PP), SDNPA reference number (if received) or the 1st line of the address to reference your payment.

This will ensure payments are linked to the correct application.

Failure to properly reference your payment may result in the payment not being identified as relating to planning, and this could delay validating your case.