Building Control Fees and Charges
Our charges are explained on this page and our current fees are available to download below.
All charges are subject to VAT at 17.5% unless otherwise stated.
Please note the revised fee scheme which became effective on 1st April 2008. The charges are shown on the tables below, which you can download.
Details of the scheme can be viewed at 1 Grove Road or, by appointment at 68 Grove Road. Alternatively, please contact Building Control for details.
Depositing a Full Plans Application
The Plan Charge is the fee for submitting a Full Plans Application. A further fee may be payable after the Building Control Officer has carried out the first inspection of the work in progress. This is called the Inspection Charge.
Giving a Building Notice
The Building Notice Charge is the fee for giving a Building Notice. There is no other charge payable when using this procedure.
Applying for a Regularisation Certificate
The Regularisation Charge is the fee for applying for a Regularisation Certificate for unauthorised work. There is no other charge payable when using this procedure. The regularisation charge is 120% of the given building notice charge and is exempt from VAT.
All fees and charges are in accordance with The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 1998.
Related Documents
TABLE 2: CERTAIN SMALL BUILDINGS, EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS. (134 KB)
TABLE 3: FOR ALL OTHER WORK (NOT WITHIN TABLE 1 OR TABLE 2). (34.1 KB)
TABLE 1: NEW DWELLINGS (NOT EXCEEDING 3 STOREYS IN HEIGHT INCLUDING BASEMENT(S), NOR HAVING A TOTAL FLOOR AREA IN EXCESS OF 300 SQ METRES). (15.0 KB)
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