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Please download the relevant application form below and email to building.control@thanet.gov.uk together with drawings and details in pdf format. Alternatively, you can print the forms and post them to Building Control, Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate CT9 1XZ.
In all cases please remember to include, where applicable, your drawings, construction details and payment details or processing of your application may be delayed.
These forms are available to download in PDF format
| Full Plans Application Suitable for all work types where construction drawings are available, or a fire risk assessment is required on site (usually commercial premises). |
| Building Notice Form Only suitable for small domestic works and may require the submission of construction details. |
| Regularisation Form For use where the work has already started or is complete, to apply for retrospective consent. |
| Domestic Window Door Replacement A simple type of Building Notice for these works. |
| Demolition Notice To give the required notice of demolition under the Building Act 1984. |
Our fees are highly competitive as we are a not for profit business and only charge for the time our surveyors spend on your project.
For ease we have a standard fee table covering minor domestic works, but for all other projects, please contact us, preferably with a planning reference, drawing or sketches and we will be happy to provide an individual fee assessment.
How you pay is changing from the 1st of October 2018
All Building Control fees will be payable by invoice after receipt of
the application form with details on how to pay. We will not be
accepting payment before an invoice has been raised after this date.
These standard fees have been set on the basis that:
If the above criteria are not met, the work may incur a supplementary fee.
VAT at the rate of 20% is included except within the Regularisation fees.
| Work Description | Building Notice or Full Plans Fee | Regularisation Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excl VAT | Incl VAT | No VAT payable | |
| Single Storey Garage up to 60m² floor area | £225.00 | £270.00 | £337.50 |
| Conversion of Garage into a Habitable Room, floor area up to 30m² | £290.00 | £348.00 | £435.01 |
| Recovering of roofs or cladding of external walls | £190.00 | £228.00 | £284.99 |
| Electrical installation within a single dwelling | £225.00 | £270.00 | £337.50 |
| Replacement of up to 4 windows | £125.00 | £150.00 | £187.51 |
| Alterations with build cost up to £2k | £150.00 | £180.00 | £225.00 |
| Alterations with build cost between £2k and £5k | £210.00 | £252.00 | £315.00 |