Guidance on charges and fees for making a building regulations application
Subject to certain exceptions, a Building Regulations submission attracts charges payable by the person on whose behalf the work is carried out. Charges are determined individually and are based on full recovery our costs for providing the Building Regulation service.
Please note, an application will not be deemed valid until payment is received.
The charges payable are dependent upon the type of work proposed, according to the following guidance and the information published on our fees and charges webpage.
Full Plans
There are usually two charges you will pay:
Both the plan and inspection fee are due on submission unless otherwise agreed;
- Plan checking fee – This covers the cost of checking the plans and details submitted for compliance with the building regulations.
- Inspection fee – This covers the cost of site inspections. (If addition site inspections are required to re-inspect non-compliant work, further charges may apply)
Building Notice/Regularisation Application
The full application fee is due on submission of the application.
Your application may consist of several elements of work and in such a case will attract a charge for each separate element. For an example an extension and internal alterations would attract two separate fees.
Refunds and cancellations.
Should you find circumstances have changed, please contact us. Please be aware that a building regulations application cannot be withdrawn once registered and it may not be possible to issue either a full or partial refund.
Supplementary charges
A Supplementary Charge may be required where the amount of Building Control input is more than originally estimated and paid for. For instance, where there are substantial alterations to the building work and/or additional inspections are required beyond those originally estimated for the type of work. Any supplementary charge will be notified to the relevant person in writing with a breakdown of the charge and how it is calculated.
If anyone other than a Part P registered electrician undertakes the electrical work then a supplementary charge is payable. Contact the Building Control team for more information. You are strongly advised to always insist your contractor is Part P registered.