Meaning and exact use of 'alternative proposal' in planning application?

[Alan Ambrose]

I have just been entering the bare bones of our planning application on the Planning Portal site. I just did a trial run through the 'Calculate Fee' section and see under 'Reductions': 'The application is an alternative proposal submitted by the same applicant on the same day for the same site'. I see a 50% reduction for the second application.

 

Well we were planning to put in two alternative designs, so presumably that applies to us?

[Temp]

That would be my interpretation.