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Building control charges
Find out how much you will need to pay after you’ve submitted your Building Notice or Full Plans application.
Building control charges: other charges
Table B standard charges - New Housing or Conversions
| Proposals | Full Submission Plans (Total Fee Includes Plan and Inspection Charge. All fees are inclusive of VAT. | Building Notice Submission (All fees are inclusive of VAT.) | Regularisation Submission (VAT is not chargeable.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 New Dwelling | £1,290 | £1,290 | £1,935.00 |
| 2 New Dwellings | £1,550 | £1,550 | £2,325.00 |
| 3 New Dwellings | £1,995 | £1,995 | £2,992.50 |
| Greater than 3 New Dwellings | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control |
Table B - Charges and application notes
The listed charges cover both houses and flats forming new build dwellings, conversion(s) to dwellings and do not exceed three storeys (including basements) or 300 m2. Where proposals are for greater than 3 new dwellings or where properties exceed three storeys (including basements) or 300 m2 or where a single dwelling is being formed from multiple dwellings, an individually determined charge will be required - please contact Building Control.
Table C standard charges - Non Domestic Work
|
Proposals (All Purpose Groups) |
Full Submission Plans (Total Fee Includes Plan and Inspection Charge. All fees are inclusive of VAT. | Buliding Notice Submission (All fees are inclusive of VAT.) | Regularisation Submission (VAT is not chargeable.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total estimated cost of works not exceeding £20,000 | £795 | £795 | £1,192.50 |
| Total estimated cost of works not exceeding £50,000 | £975 | £975 | £1,462.50 |
| Total estimated cost of works not exceeding £100,000 | £1,345 | £1,345 | £2,017.50 |
| Total estimated cost of works exceeding £100,000 | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control |
| All Other Works Not Listed Elsewhere | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control | Individually Determined Charge - Please Contact Building Control |
Table C - Charges and application notes
When calculating a fee for 'non domestic works', the cost of work should exclude VAT
Table D Standard Charges - Request for Re-opening of building control applications and copies of documents
| Request | Full Plans Submission (All fees are inclusive of VAT.) | Buliding Notice Submission (All fees are inclusive of VAT.) | Regularisation Submission (All fees are inclusive of VAT.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completion Certificates | £50.00 + Research Fee | £50.00 + Research Fee | £50.00 + Research Fee |
| Decision Notices | £50.00 + Research Fee | £50.00 + Research Fee | £50.00 + Research Fee |
| Letter of Comfort | £160.00 + Research Fee | £160.00 + Research Fee | £160.00 + Research Fee |
| Re-opening of a Building Control Application Project / File that has not received a final inspection or completion certificate | £110.00 + Research Fee | £110.00 + Research Fee | £110.00 + Research Fee |
Review of design information associated with a Building Control Application / Project
In line with Government guidance, Building Regulation application information need only be retained for fifteen years. Building Regulation applications and all information associated with an application are not classified as Public Records under the Local Government Act 1972. Most third party documents are protected under copyright laws and cannot be reproduced without express permissions. Therefore, where an appropriate request (at Building Controls discretion) to review and copy documents is put forward to the Building Control service, the requester must provide formal written consent from both the original author (architect, engineer, designer etc) and the associated property freeholder relevant to when the original application was submitted.
Where appropriate written consents are provided to the Building Control service, a non refundable fee of £110.00 + Research Fee will become payable. No guarantees are given with regards to the particular information requested. Requests for information will only usually be considered from appropriate property owners or through legal representation.
Table D - Charges and application notes
A homeowner / client may request copies of documents relating to a registered Building Control application submitted in their name only subject to provision of the appropriate written consents as outlined above. All requests will be subject to a minimum research fee of £40 in addition to the listed charges. All charges are inclusive of VAT.