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Fees and charges

Fees are payable for work undertaken by our Building Control Team in relation to Building Regulation applications.

Fees are statutory and are paid in two stages:

  • The plan fee is payable when an application for Building Regulation approval is made to the Building Control Office
  • The inspection fee is payable when the work starts on site and all inspections are covered by the one payment

If you choose to apply using a Building Notice the combined plan fee and inspection fee must be submitted with your application form.

Building Notices may not be submitted for buildings which will front the road, are to be erected over a sewer or drain or will be certified under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 when the works have finished.

Our fees are set annually from April 1 in line with neighbouring councils and designed to cover the costs of providing our services.

If the work is solely for the benefit of a disabled person then fees may in some cases not be charged.

If costs are incurred by us when dealing with dangerous buildings and structures those, where possible, will be recharged to the owner.

You can get an idea of how much you can expect to pay using our cost calculator.

For full details of our charges contact Building Control.

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