NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL BUILDING CONTROL
BUILDING REGULATION CHARGES – GUIDANCE NOTE 1
NEW BUILD HOUSING
With effect from 2nd May 2017
PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARGING SCHEME
Charges are payable for the following functions:
(a) the passing or rejection of plans of proposed building work which have been deposited with the Authority
in accordance with section 16 of the Building Act 1984 (as amended).
(b) the inspection of building work for which plans have been deposited with the Authority in accordance with
the Building Regulations 2010 and with section 16 of the Building Act 1984 (as amended)
(c) the consideration of a Building Notice, which has been given to the Authority in accordance with the
Building Regulations 2010
(d) the consideration of building work reverting to the Authority under the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.)
Regulations 2010
(e) the consideration of a regularisation application submitted to the Authority under regulation 18 of the
Building Regulations 2010
(f) Chargeable advice – payable on demand after the Authority have given notice in writing.
PAYMENT OF CHARGES
Charges in respect of 1(a) to (d) above are required to be paid by the person by whom or on whose behalf the
work is to be carried out; a charge in respect of (1)(e) is required to be paid by the owner of the work or
building. In relation to 1(f) the charge is payable by any person requesting advice for which a charge may be
made.
The charges for the prescribed function are divided into Plan and Inspection Charges in relation to a Full Plans
Application; Building Notice Charges and Regularisation Charges.
Please make payment by debit card, credit card or by cheque. Cheques should be made payable to
Newcastle City Council.

Full Plans - The plan charge is a deposit fee payable on submission of a Full Plans application to the
Authority.

Inspection Charge – Is the balance payment for the cost of the service, required to be paid on demand,
after the first inspection has been carried out, following commencement of the works. The invoice for this
charge will be sent to the owner (applicant on application form), unless requested otherwise.

Building Notice - The charge must be paid when the notice is submitted to the Authority.

Regularisation Charge - This is 150% of the Excl VAT Building Notice charge and must be paid when the
application is submitted to the Authority.
If the basis on which the charge has been determined changes, the Local Authority may refund or request a
supplementary charge. The Authority will provide a written statement setting out the basis and method of
calculation for the refund/ supplementary charge.
SCALE OF CHARGES
This information sheet is for guidance only. All charges specified are derived from the current Scheme of
Charges prepared by the Authority to which reference may be made if clarification is required, as it contains full
details of the scheme and the provisions of The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010.
All fees are subject to VAT at the appropriate rate (except Regularisation charge).
There are two methods used by the Authority to establish the Building Regulation Charge:

Standard charge – see table below

Individually Determined Charge – including dwellings with floor areas greater than 300m²; and reversions.
If your Building Regulation application requires an individually determined charge – please contact the
relevant Building Control team: with the location and a full description of the proposed building work.
The standard 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 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 design and building work referred to in the standard charges
tables, that they are undertaking. If not, the work may incur supplementary charges.
Contact Details:
Newcastle Building Control Services
Newcastle City Council
Civic Centre
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QH
Tel:
0191 2116181 or 0191 2783898
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/planning-and-buildings/building-control
Number of
Dwellings
(1)
Excl VAT
Incl VAT
Excl VAT
Incl VAT
Excl VAT
Incl VAT
Regularisation
Charge
(5)
No VAT
1
£178.00
£213.60
£561.00
£673.20
£739.00
£886.80
£1,108.50
2
£252.00
£302.40
£641.00
£769.20
£893.00
£1,071.60
£1,339.50
3
£327.00
£392.40
£798.00
£957.60
£1,125.00
£1,350.00
£1,687.50
4
£401.00
£481.20
£954.00
£1,144.80
£1,355.00
£1,626.00
£2,032.50
5
£475.00
£570.00
£1,010.00
£1,212.00
£1,485.00
£1,782.00
£2,227.50
6
£549.00
£658.80
£1,293.00
£1,551.60
£1,842.00
£2,210.40
£2,763.00
7
£573.00
£687.60
£1,474.00
£1,768.80
£2,047.00
£2,456.40
£3,070.50
8
£596.00
£715.20
£1,654.00
£1,984.80
£2,250.00
£2,700.00
£3,375.00
9
£620.00
£744.00
£1,835.00
£2,202.00
£2,455.00
£2,946.00
£3,682.50
10
£644.00
£772.80
£2,016.00
£2,419.20
£2,660.00
£3,192.00
£3,990.00
11
£650.00
£780.00
£2,195.00
£2,634.00
£2,845.00
£3,414.00
£4,267.50
12
£656.00
£787.20
£2,363.00
£2,835.60
£3,019.00
£3,622.80
£4,528.50
13
£662.00
£794.40
£2,533.00
£3,039.60
£3,195.00
£3,834.00
£4,792.50
14
£668.00
£801.60
£2,702.00
£3,242.40
£3,370.00
£4,044.00
£5,055.00
15
£675.00
£810.00
£2,870.00
£3,444.00
£3,545.00
£4,254.00
£5,317.50
16
£681.00
£817.20
£3,039.00
£3,646.80
£3,720.00
£4,464.00
£5,580.00
17
£687.00
£824.40
£3,208.00
£3,849.60
£3,895.00
£4,674.00
£5,842.50
18
£693.00
£831.60
£3,376.00
£4,051.20
£4,069.00
£4,882.80
£6,103.50
19
£699.00
£838.80
£3,545.00
£4,254.00
£4,244.00
£5,092.80
£6,366.00
20
£706.00
£847.20
£3,713.00
£4,455.60
£4,419.00
£5,302.80
£6,628.50
Plan Charge
Inspection Charge
(2)
Building Notice Charge
(3)
(4)
For applications with number of dwellings in excess of 20 – please contact the Building Control team
to discuss the relevant charge.
An additional charge becomes payable when electrical work is not carried out by a Part P Registered
Electrician and is set to recover additional Local Authority costs – currently set at £400.00 + VAT per unit.
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.