BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL BUILDING CONTROL
Guidance on Building Regulation Charges – With effect from 1st April 2014
VAT 20%
Domestic Extensions and Alterations
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 (See our application form for details)
There are two methods of establishing the charge for building work:
Individually determined charges and standard charges.
The charges for the majority of domestic extensions and alterations are standard charges and are listed in the tables below.
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.
The use of Part P registered electricians
To reflect the local authorities costs, An increased Inspection or Building Notice charge will apply when any notifiable electrical work is
carried out Not using a Part P registered electrician or 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.
Important Notes
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 (details available from the authority) and/or the 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.
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 that is in relation to more than one building
• Building work consisting of alterations to a domestic property (other than extensions) where the estimated cost exceeds £75,000
2
• Building work consisting of a domestic extension where the floor area exceeds 200m
2
• Building work consisting of a non-exempt domestic garage or carport with a floor area over 100m
• Building work consisting of the installation of over 20 windows in a domestic property.
If your building work is defined as requiring an individual assessment of a charge you should e-mail Building Control at:
[email protected] preferably with ‘request for building regulation charge’ in the title of the e-mail and provide a
description of the intended work. We will contact you within 24 hours or alternatively telephone our helpline – telephone 01656 643408.
STANDARD CHARGES FOR OTHER BUILDING WORK
Figures in red is charge inclusive of VAT at 20%
TABLE B
DOMESTIC EXTENSIONS TO A SINGLE BUILDING
Categor
y
1
Description
Plan Charge
Single Storey Extension < 10m²
87.50
17.50
Inspection
Charge
204.17
£105
2
Single Storey Extension> 10m² < 40 m²
116.67
23.33
273.33
Single Storey Extension > 40m² < 100m²
140.83
28.17
Two storey extension < 40m
2
170.00
34.00
330.00
2
Two storey extension > 40m < 100m
2
185.00
37.00
397.50
Loft conversion includes new dormer
136.67
27.33
432.50
Loft conversion no dormer
120.00
24.00
317.50
Erection or Ext of garage or carport up to 100m
2
87.50
17.50
281.67
Erection attached garage or carport up to 100m
2
87.50
17.50
204.17
Conversion of a garage to a habitable room(s)
11
Alterations a basement > 100m
87.50
17.50
204.17
96.67
19.33
£116
£482
291.67
58.33
£350
£350
291.67
58.33
£350
58.33
£350
64.83
£350
618.33
63.50
454.17
56.33
40.83
40.83
£245
204.17
40.83
227.50
45.50
£105
2
86.50
£245
£105
10
80.33
£482
567.50
£338
£105
9
79.50
£381
£144
8
401.67
470.00
£519
£164
7
66.00
£477
£222
6
390.00
£396
£204
5
£350
£328
£169
4
54.67
291.67
£245
£273
Regularisation
Charge
58.33
£350
78.00
£468
94.00
£564
113.5
0
£681
123.6
7
£742
90.83
£545
291.67
£245
£140
3
40.83
Building
Notice
Charge
324.17
£389
£468
£564
£681
£742
£545
£350
£389
TABLE C
DOMESTIC ALTERATIONS TO A SINGLE BUILDING
Figures in red is charge inclusive of VAT at 20%
Category of Work
Basis of Charge
The installation of any
controlled fitting or
other building work
ancillary to the
building of an
extension
Included in the charge for
an extension
2
Underpinning
Fixed price
3
Renovation of a
thermal element to a
single dwelling
1
Plan Charge
Inspection Charge
63.33
12.67
147.50
29.50
210.83
£177
42.17
£253
£253
Fixed price
38.33
7.67
90.83
£46
4
Regularisa
tion
Charge
N/A
£76
Internal alterations,
installation of fittings
(not electrical) and/or
structural alterations
Building Notice
Charge
18.17
130.00
£109
26.00
£156
£156
Fixed price based on
estimated cost bands
Up to £2,000
£2,000 up to £5,000
63.33
78.33
12.67
£76
15.67
147.50
181.67
£94
Exceeding £5,000 up to
£25,000
96.67
19.33
122.50
24.50
227.50
140.83
28.17
£169
260.00
45.50
285.00
57.00
324.17
66.00
£396
52.00
£253
£312
64.83
£389
£389
407.50
£342
330.00
42.17
£253
£312
£273
£147
Exceeding £50,001 and up
to £75,000
36.33
210.83
£218
£116
Exceeding £25,001 and up
to £50,000
29.50
£177
81.50
£489
£489
470.00
94.00
£564
£564
TABLE C (continued)
DOMESTIC ALTERATIONS TO A SINGLE BUILDING
Figures in red is charge inclusive of VAT at 20%
Category of Work
5
Window replacement
(non Competent
Persons Scheme)
Basis of Charge
Fixed price
grouped by
numbers of
windows
Up to 20
windows
Plan Charge
Inspection Charge
38.33
90.83
7.67
£46
Over 20 windows
49.17
9.83
6
Any electrical
work other than
rewiring
78.33
15.67
113.33
96.67
19.33
181.67
Boiler
installation
34.17
8
Re-Roofing
67.50
9
New opening
61.67
9a
New opening
(without calcs)
44.17
10
Flat to pitch roof
44.17
8.83
12
Solar Panel
44.17
8.83
6.83
227.50
12.33
80.00
159.17
144.17
£48
226.67
20.50
102.50
20.50
102.50
20.50
205.83
£112
£389
22.83
£137
45.33
£272
41.17
£247
29.17
£175
£175
145.83
29.17
145.83
29.17
£175
£175
£123
18.67
64.83
£247
145.83
£123
93.33
£312
£272
£123
£53
8.00
28.83
52.00
£137
£173
102.50
£53
40.00
114.17
31.83
£195
£389
£191
£53
Multi fuel stove
324.17
16.00
32.50
£312
£96
£74
8.83
260.00
45.50
£156
£195
£273
£81
13
36.33
£41
13.50
162.50
£218
£116
7
22.67
26.00
Regularisati
on Charge
£156
£136
£94
The re-wiring or
new installation
130.00
£109
£59
Electrical work (not
Competent Persons
Scheme)
18.17
Building Notice
Charge
£175
£175
134.17
26.83
£161
£161