Building control fees and charges

Individually determined charges

Charges are individually determined for the larger and/or more complex schemes. These include: -

• Work consisting of the erection of more than 4 dwellings or
• Work consisting of the erection of more than 4 new flats or
• Work consisting of the conversion of a building into more than 4 flats or
• Work consisting of the erection of dwellings where the floor area of each dwelling exceeds 300m² in area.
• Work consisting of two or more dwellings where there is a repeat of house/flat type designs.
• Where the conversion of a large existing building into a single dwelling is intended and the cost of that work is more than £25,000
• More than two dwellings are formed from a single dwelling.
• Where the work involves building work more than 3 storeys above ground level
• Any Table A work and including the above schemes which will be subject to a Regularisation Certificate Application
• Applications subject to a reversion charge (work reverting from an approved inspector to the local authority)

If your building work is defined as requiring an individual assessment of a charge you should e-mail Building Control at: bldg.con@arun.gov.uk preferably with ‘request for building regulation charge’ in the title of the e-mail and provide a description and plans of the intended work. We will contact you within 24 hours. Alternatively, please call Jim Henn on 01903 737596.

Standard charges

Table A on the next page sets out the Standard Charges for construction of certain new dwellings and flats or conversions to form either dwellings or flats. Please note that VAT has already been added to the following charges.

Table A

Dwelling-houses and flats not exceeding 300m² in area or more than 3 storeys

Number of Dwelling-houses	Full Plan Charge	Full Plan Inspection Charge	Building Notice Charge
1	£464	£1063.30	£1832.76
2	£595	£1373.44	£2362.13
3	£771	£1686.43	£2948.91
4	£859	£1989.60	£3418.34

 

Number of flats	Full Plan Charge	Full Plan Inspection Charge	Building Notice Charge
1	£397	£913.90	£1573.08
2	£574	£1271.67	£2214.80
3	£705	£1637.98	£2811.58
4	£838	£1941.25	£3335.10

 

Conversions	Full Plan Charge	Full Plan Inspection Charge	Building Notice Charge
Conversion of a small building into a single Dwelling-House or Flat	£307	£814.90	£1346.27
Form two Dwellings from a single Dwelling	£307	£814.90	£1346.27
Conversion of a building into two Flats	£353	£980.80	£1600.56
Conversion of a building into three Flats	£418	£1107.23	£1831.10
Conversion of a building into four Flats	£464	£1283.87	£2097.45

 

Individually determined charges

Individually Determined Charges mainly relate to larger schemes and include the following types of building work:

• Applications subject to a reversion charge (work reverting from an approved inspector to the local authority)
• Building work that is in relation to more than one building.
• Building work consisting of alterations to a domestic property (other than extensions) where the estimated cost exceeds £50,000.
• Building work consisting of a domestic extension where the floor area exceeds 100 m²
• Building work consisting of a non-exempt domestic garage, storage building or carport with a floor area exceeding 100 m²
• All loft conversions exceeding 100m² in floor area.
• Where the work involves building work more than 3 storeys above ground level
• A detached building within the curtilage of a dwelling that includes habitable accommodation.

If your building work is defined as requiring an individual assessment of a charge you should e-mail Building Control at: bldg.con@arun.gov.uk preferably with ‘request for building regulation charge’ in the title of the e-mail and provide a description and plan of the intended work. We will contact you within 24 hours. Alternatively, please call Jim Henn on 01903 737596.

Standard charges

The charges for the majority of domestic extensions and alterations are Standard Charges and these are listed in Table B on the following page.

If you are carrying out multiple extensions and/or multiple types of alterations at the same time, the authority may well be able to reduce the Standard Charges. You should ask for an individual assessment of the charge for this type of work.

If the charge for your Building Regulations work is not listed in Table B (below) as a Standard Charge, your application will need to be individually determined.

Except for Regularisation Certificate Applications (which are not subject to VAT), the following Full Plans, Building Notice and Additional Fee work* Charges set out below now include VAT:

Table B

Work to a single dwelling

Domestic Extensions	Full Plan Charge	Full Plan Inspection Charge	Building Notice Charge	Regularisation Certificate Applications (VAT not applicable)	Additional fee * (see notes below regarding DIY electrical work)
B1 - Domestic extensions with an internal floor area up to 15m2	£259	£669.20	£1113.84	£1160.25	£384
B2 - Domestic extensions with an internal floor area up to 60m2	£353	£873.94	£1472.32	£1840.40	£384
B3 - Domestic extensions with an internal floor area between 60m2 and 100m2	£485	£1063.29	£1857.95	£1935.36	£384
B4 - Erection or extension of a non-exempt garage, storage building or carport up to 100m2	£264	£609.93	£1048.72	£1092.09	£384

 

Conversions	Full Plan Charge	Full Plan Inspection Charge	Building Notice Charge	Regularisation Certificate Applications (VAT not applicable)	*Additional Fee - DIY electrical work*
B7 - Loft conversion to a one or two storey dwelling not exceeding 100m2	£397	£913.90	£1572.57	£1638.09	£384
B10 - Conversion of integral garage to habitable room(s)	£264	£609.93	£1048.72	£1092.42	£384

 

Other Domestic Work (including re-roofing, replacement windows and doors, renewable energy systems, thermal renovations, structural and material alterations, DIY electrical works etc)	Full Plan Charge	Full Plan Inspection Charge	Building Notice Charge	Regularisation Certificate Applications (VAT not applicable	*Additional Fee*
B19- Cost of work not exceeding £5000	£176	£315.07	£589.28	£613.84	£384
B20 -  Cost of work between £5,000 and £15,000	£264	£609.93	£1048.72	£1092.09	£384
B21 -  Cost of work between £15,000 and £25,000	£287	£749.24	£1243.49	£1295.30	£384
B22 -  Cost of work between £25,000 and £50,000	£353	£873.94	£1472.32	£1840.40	£384

 

All other work (excluding domestic alterations, extensions and the creation of new dwellings)

The charges for Building Regulations work are required to recover the cost of the Service with the exception of work that is carried out for the benefit of a disabled person where that work is charge exempt. There are two methods that the Authority may use to establish the charge for building work. These methods include either “Individually Determined Charges” or “Standard Charges”.

Individually determined charges

Charges are individually determined for the larger and/or more complex schemes. These include:

 

• Applications subject to a reversion charge (work reverting from an approved inspector to the local authority).
• Building work that is in relation to more than one building.
• Building work consisting of alterations to a non-domestic property (other than extensions) where the estimated cost exceeds £100,000
• Building work consisting of a non-domestic extension or new build where the floor area exceeds 100m²
• Where the work involves building work more than 3 storeys above ground level
• If your building work is defined as requiring an individual assessment of a charge you should e-mail Building Control at: bldg.con@arun.gov.uk preferably with ‘request for building regulation charge’ in the title of the e-mail and provide a description and plan of the intended work. We will contact you within 24 hours or alternatively please call Jim Henn on 01903 737596.

 

Standard Charges

Tables C1 and C2 on the following page detail the standard charges for erecting, extending or altering non-domestic buildings. Except for Regularisation Certificate Applications (which are not subject to VAT), the following Full Plans Charges set out below now include VAT:

Table C1

Standard charges for non-domestic extensions and new build

Non-Domestic Extensions and New Build	Full Plan Charge	Full Plan Inspection Charge	Regularisation Certificate Applications (VAT not applicable)
C2 - New-build and extensions with a floor area not exceeding 60m2	£464	£1119.48	£1980.23
C4 - New-build and extensions with a total floor area not exceeding 100m2	£574	£1389.97	£2455.43

 

Table C2

Standard charges for other non-domestic work. Except for Regularisation Certificate Applications (which are not subject to VAT), the following Full Plans Charges set out below now include VAT:

Other Non-Domestic Work	Full Plan Charge	Full Plan Inspection Charge	Regularisation Certificate Applications (VAT not applicable)
Cost of work not exceeding £5,000	£264	£555.57	£1024.79
Cost of work between £5,000 and £25,000	£374	£992.54	£1708.85
Cost of work between £25,000 and £50,000	£464	£1119.47	£1979.34
Cost of work between £50,000 and £100,000	£618	£1456.56	£2593.20

 

• Regularisation Certificate Application Charges are not subject to VAT.
• All other Charges which are set out in Tables A, B, C1 C2 now include VAT (at the standard rate of 20%)
• *Additional Fee - DIY Electrical Work * To reflect the Local Authority’s costs, if relevant electrical work is to be carried out using a Part P registered electrician or an electrician qualified to issue an appropriate electrical certificate for work under BS 7671, then the standard charges are significantly reduced as shown in Tables A and B. However, if anyone other than such a specialist electrical contractor undertakes the electrical work, then an additional charge of £384 including VAT is to be added to the Standard Charges for the Full Plans Submissions Inspection and Building Notice Charges.
• These 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 (details available from the Authority) and/or the duration of the building work from commencement to completion does not exceed 18 months.
• The charges have also been set on the basis that both the designs and the building work are to be undertaken by persons or companies that are competent to carry out the relevant design and building works. If they are not, your application may subsequently incur supplementary charges.
• Multiple work reductions - Where it is intended to carry out several types of works at the same time (eg a loft conversion and a separate extension or perhaps a garage conversion and a dormer extension etc), then the combined Plan Charge can be reduced. The reduction is calculated by paying the full amount for the most expensive category and then the other work category charge can be reduced by 50%.
• Where Charges for non-Standard categories of work are applicable, please contact Jim Henn at Building Control, Arun District Council on Tel: 01903 737596.