Sustainable Communities
Guidance on
Building Regulation
Charges
All Categories
Guidance on Building Regulations Charges
With Effect from 1st October 2010
The charges for Building Regulation work are required to cover the cost of the
service with the exception of work that is carried out for the benefit of a disabled
person that is charge exempt.
There are two methods of establishing the charge for building work;
Individually determined charges and standard charges.
Standard Charges
The tables in this document set out the standard charges set for all work
categories.
If you are carrying out multiple extensions and/or multiple types of alterations
at the same time the authority will be able to reduce the standard charges, you
should ask for an individual assessment of the charge for this type of work.
If the charge for your building regulation work is not listed as a standard charge it
will be individually determined.
These charges have been set by the authority on the basis that the building work
does not consist of, or include, innovative or high risk construction techniques and
/or duration of the building work from commencement to completion does not
exceed 12 months.
The charges have also been set on the basis that the design and building work is
undertaken by a person or company that is competent to carry out the relevant
design and building work. If they are not, the work may incur supplementary
charges.
The use of Part P registered electricians – To reflect the local authorities costs, if
relevant electrical work is carried out without using a qualified Part P registered
electrician the standard charges are increased.
An additional Inspection or Building Notice charge will apply when any notifiable
electrical work is carried out without using a Part P registered electrician. The
charge will not apply if the only electrical work carried out is non-notifiable. (Your
electrician should be aware of the definition of non-notifiable work).
A Part P registered electrician is a qualified electrician who also has the necessary
building regulations knowledge to enable his accreditation body to certify his
work.
Individually determined charges
If the work you are carrying out is not listed as a standard charge, the charge will
be individually determined.
This method of determining the charge mainly relates to larger schemes and
includes the following types of building work
•• Applications subject to a reversion charge (work reverting from an approved
inspector to the local authority)
•• Building work consisting of alterations to a domestic property (other than
extensions) where the estimated cost exceeds £75,000
•• Building work consisting of a domestic extension where the floor area exceeds
100m2
•• Building work consisting of a non-exempt domestic garage or carport with a
floor area over 100m2
•• Applications subject to a regularisation charge
•• Work consisting of the erection or conversion of 20 or more dwellings or
•• Work consisting of the erection or conversion of dwellings where the floor area
of a dwelling exceeds 300m2
•• Building work consisting of alterations to a non-domestic property (other than
extensions) where the estimated cost exceeds £100,000 and
•• Building work consisting of a non-domestic extension or new build where the
floor area exceeds 200m2
•• Building work consisting of the installation of over 50 windows in a non
domestic property
•• Building work consisting of underpinning to a non domestic property where
the length of underpinning exceeds 25m in length
•• With the exception of New Dwellings, for building work relating to more than
one building
If your building work is defined as requiring an individual assessment of a charge
you should email building control at; [email protected]
preferably with ‘ request for building regulation charge’ in the title of the email
and provide a description of the intended work. We will contact you within 24
hours or alternatively telephone our building control enquiries number on
0300 300 8635.
Payment
If you submit Full Plans for approval you will need to pay a ‘plan charge’ to cover
the cost of examining the plans and issuing a decision. A further ‘inspection
charge’ will cover the cost of all inspections of the work and an invoice will be
sent to the applicant after the first inspection.
If you submit a Building Notice you will need to pay a ‘Building Notice charge’
which is payable when the notice is deposited with us. This must be submitted at
least 2 days before you wish to commence work.
Where plans have been rejected no further charge is payable on resubmission for
substantially the same work.
VAT – All charges shown are in £sterling and are exclusive of VAT. VAT at the
standard rate should be added to all charges.
TABLE A
Standard charges for the creation or conversion to new dwelling
The charge for dwellings includes an attached or detached single storey garage up
to 30m2 floor area.
VAT at the standard rate should be added to all charges shown
NEW DWELLINGS
No
Full Plans
Plan Charge
Inspection Charge
Building Notice
Charge
1
£195
£460
£655
2
£255
£515
£770
3
£315
£635
£950
4
£375
£690
£1065
5
£435
£870
£1305
6
£495
£930
£1425
7
£555
£985
£1540
8
£615
£1110
£1725
9
£675
£1225
£1900
10
£725
£1350
£2075
11
£775
£1420
£2195
12
£825
£1490
£2315
13
£875
£1615
£2490
14
£925
£1685
£2610
15
£975
£1815
£2790
16
£1025
£1880
£2905
17
£1075
£2005
£3080
18
£1125
£2075
£3200
19
£1175
£2205
£3380
20
£1225
£2335
£3560
Note -for 20 or more dwellings or if the floor area of a dwelling exceeds 300m2
the charge is individually determined
TABLE B
Domestic extensions to a single building
VAT at the standard rate should be added to all charges shown
SINGLE and TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS
Category Description
Plan
Charge
Inspection Building Additional
Charge
Notice
Charge*
Charge
B1
Single and Two
storey extension
floor area not
exceeding 40m2
£160
£195
£355
£60.00
B2
Single and Two
storey extension
floor exceeding
40m2 but not
exceeding 60m2
£160
£285
£445
£60.00
B3
Single and Two
storey extension
floor exceeding
60m2 but not
exceeding 100m2
£160
£375
£535
£60.00
LOFT CONVERSIONS
Category Description
Plan
Charge
Inspection Building Additional
Charge
Notice
Charge*
Charge
B4
Loft conversion
that does not
include the
construction of
a dormer
£160
£255
£415
£60.00
B5
Loft conversion
that includes the
construction of a
dormer
£160
£375
£535
£60.00
VAT at the standard rate should be added to all charges shown
GARAGES AND CARPORTS
Category Description
Plan
Charge
Inspection Building Additional
Charge
Notice
Charge*
Charge
B6
£160
£140
Erection or
extension of
a non exempt
attached or
detached
domestic garage
or carport up to
100m2
£300
£60.00
OTHER
Category Description
Plan
Charge
Inspection Building Additional
Charge
Notice
Charge*
Charge
B7
Conversion of
£210
a garage to a
dwelling to a
habitable room(s)
Nil
£210
£60.00
B8
Alterations to
extend or create
a basement up to
100m2
Nil
£210
£60.00
£210
* An additional charge is for work when the relevant building work, or part
thereof, has not been carried out by a person referred to in regulation 7(5) (g)
or (h) of the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 applies. It
is additional to the inspection charge, building notice charge or regularisation
charge.
VAT at the standard rate
should be added to all
charges shown
TABLE C
Domestic alterations to a single building
ALTERATIONS
Category of Work
Basis of
Charge
Plan
Charge
Inspection
Charge
Building
Notice
Charge
Details of any
reduction for
work carried
out at the same
time as work
referred to in
Table B
C1
The installation
of any controlled
fitting or other
building work
ancillary to the
building of an
extension.
Included in
the charge
for an
extension.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
C2
Traditional
Underpinning
Up to 25m
in length
£265
Nil
£265
£50
C3
Renovation of a
Fixed price
thermal element to
a single dwelling.
£200
Nil
£200
£50
C4
Internal
alterations,
installation of
fittings (not
electrical) and/
or, structural
alterations
Fixed price
based on
estimated
cost bands,
Estimated
cost up to
£5,000
£175
Nil
£175
N/A
(If ancillary to
the building of
the extension no
additional charge)
Estimated
cost
exceeding
£5,001 up to
£25,000
£175
£150
£325
Estimated
cost
exceeding
£25,001
and up to
£50,000
£175
£300
£475
Estimated
cost
exceeding
£50,001
and up to
£75,000
£175
£360
£535
VAT at the standard rate should be added to all charges shown
ALTERATIONS continued
Category of Work
Basis of
Charge
C5
Fixed price
grouped by
numbers of
windows,
C6
Window
replacement
(non competent
person’s scheme).
Electrical work
(non competent
person’s scheme).
Plan
Charge
Inspection
Charge
Building
Notice
Charge
Details of any
reduction for
work carried
out at the same
time as work
referred to in
Table B
Per
installation
up to 20
windows
£125
Nil
£125
£50
Per
installation
over 20
windows
£175
Nil
£175
£50
Estimated
cost up to
£10,000
£210
Nil
£210
£50
Estimated
cost
exceeding
£10,000
£270
Nil
£270
£50
Fixed price
based on
estimated
cost
VAT at the standard
rate should be added
Other, non domestic work – extensions and new build to all charges shown
TABLE D
NON DOMESTIC – EXTENSIONS AND NEW BUILD
Building Usage
Category Basis of charge
of work
Industrial and
Storage Use
All other uses*
Plan
Charge
Inspection Plan
Charge
Charge
Inspection
Charge
D1
Floor area not
exceeding 40m2
£200
£275
£250
£350
D2
Floor area
£250
exceeding 40m2
but not exceeding
100m2
£400
£300
£450
D3
Floor area
£300
exceeding 100m2
but not exceeding
200m2
£500
£350
£600
*All Other Uses includes Assembly and Recreation; Other Residential; Office;
Shops and Commercial Buildings
The amount of time to carry out the building regulation functions varies,
dependent on the different use categories of buildings.
The amount of time to check and inspect a building used for industrial and
storage use is considered less than that for other uses of same size buildings.
TABLE E
All other non domestic work - alterations
VAT at the standard rate
should be added to all
charges shown
NON DOMESTIC ALTERATIONS
Category of Work
Basis of Charge
E1 The installation of
any fitting or other
work ancillary to
the building of an
extension.
Included in the charge for the N/A
building.
N/A
E2 Traditional
Underpinning
Up to 25m in length
£265
Nil
£175
Nil
£200
Nil
E4 Renovation of a
thermal element
Estimated cost up to £50,000 £225
Nil
E5 Other alterations
not described
elsewhere including
structural alterations
and installation of
controlled fittings
Estimated cost up to £5,000
£265
Nil
Estimated cost exceeding
£5,000 and up to £25,000
£265
£300
Estimated cost exceeding
£25,000 and up to £50,000
£300
£350
Estimated cost exceeding
£50,000 and up to £100,000
£300
£600
£265
£300
E3 Window and Shop
Fixed price grouped by
Front(s) Replacement numbers of windows, e.g.:
(non competent
Per installation up to 20
person’s scheme).
windows
Per installation over 20
windows up to 50 windows.
E6 Installation of
Fixed price
Mezzanine floor used
solely for storage
purposes up to 300m2
Plan
Inspection
Charge Charge
Additional charge for the change of use of a building
The charge is £100 and all associated building work will be subject to the additional
charges detailed above. This additional charge does not apply in relation to a building
used for residential purposes that is altered to create more or fewer dwellings.
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