These charges have been set in accordance with the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010.  The tables give the charges for the various categories of work.

 

Please note that VAT is applicable on all applications at the current rate (with the exception of Regularisation).

 

When submitting a full plans type of application, the charge shown as the 'Plan Charge' must be paid when the application is deposited.  The Council will invoice the person named as the Applicant for the Inspection Charge after the completion of the first inspection.

 

When submitting a Building Notice to the Council, the charge required to be paid when depositing the application is the sum of the plan charge and the inspection charge, i.e. - the full sum should be paid in advance.  Please note that this type of submission can only be made for certain types of project and cannot be used for works to designated buildings.

 

The charge required when depositing an Application for Regularisation is 150% of the appropriate Building Notice charge, i.e. - 150% of the plan and inspection charges.  This type of application is, however, exempt from VAT.

 

The estimated cost of work used to determine the charge required for the 'Other Works' category should be a reasonable estimate that would be charged by a professional builder for all the controlled works.  Non-controlled elements of the works, for example landscaping, professional fees etc., and VAT can be excluded from the estimate.

 

For works where the estimated cost is less than £5,000, the total charge is payable at the time of making the application.  For works of this nature, an inspection charge will not be required.

 

Our Scheme of Charges is available in Microsoft Word format or as a PDF file.

 

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The local reductions for repetitive work are as follows:

 

The plan charge for schedule 1 will be based on the number of types of houses on an application not on the number of plots. There will be a minimum of one type. 

Inspection charges will be as the model scheme.

 

A 25% reduction will be given on the plan charge for repetitive work.

 

Inspection charges will be as the model scheme.

 

All Plan fees for work under schedule 2 are the same at £164.46 inclusive of VAT with only the Inspection fee changing for different works.