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All Building Control applications should now be submitted using our online form, with the exception of a Demolition Notice.
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Guidance Notes
Guidance notes for Building Notice and Full Plans online form applications can be found below:
Downloadable Forms
All Building Control applications should now be submitted using our online form, with the exception of a Demolition Notice. Our forms have been updated to reflect the changes to the building regulation process from 1 October 2023. You may be asked for additional information to reflect any subsequent to your application.
Duty Holder’s Information Pack will be sent to you once an application has been submitted, within this you will find guidance on the statutory changes following the Building Safety Act 2022 and the three declaration forms which form part of these changes. This Act imposes new obligations and responsibilities on any individual or organisation that assumes the role of Client, Principal Designer and/or Principal Contractor in relation to a construction process. As such, under the The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.
Notification of Duty Holders
Use this form to advise us of any changes in dutyholders. This information must be advised within 14 days of their appointment. Requirements of duty holders and their competence can be found in Part 2A of the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended).
Declaration of Commencement
The Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) requires the client, including domestic clients, to advise us of the date they consider work to be commenced in line with the relevant definition.
Declaration of Compliance Completion
A person who is required by Regulation 12 to give a building notice or an application for building control approval with full plans for carrying out building work shall, not more than five days after that work has been completed, give the local authority a notice which complies with Regulation 16 paragraph (4A) as set out on the form. Requirements of duty holders and their competence can be found in Part 2A of the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended).
For further information and clarification of the statutory changes, please refer to the LABC’ website www.labc.co.uk
Site Inspections
Once your application has been received, if acceptable, it is registered and an acknowledgement letter sent to the applicant/agent along with a Duty Holder Information Pack
You can request a site visit by either filling in an online form – Request a site visit or calling 01843 577522 to book your site inspection(s). If you fail to notify Building Control at relevant stages it may result in us asking for work to be exposed or being unable to issue a final certificate. This could lead to problems if the property is sold.
Application Fees
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. 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.
Make a payment
Building Control fees are due on submission, not on commencement of works: once your application is registered you should receive an invoice within 7 days
For ‘Full Plans’ submissions, we will request the plan check fee by BACS.
Payment can be made using the following methods.
- Invoice payment – Your Building Control Application invoice is usually sent within 7 days of registering your application/notice. On the reverse are instructions on how to pay your invoice. Methods include: cheque, BACS, telephone payment.
- BACS – Bank Transfer. If you would like to use this method please contact the office on 01843 577522 before submitting your application.
Standard Fee Table
Our fees are highly competitive as we are a non-profit business and only charge for the time our surveyors spend on your project. Important Notices: New fees as from 11 November 2024
For guidance we have a fee table for standard works; for all other projects please contact us, preferably with a planning reference, drawings, or sketches and we will be happy to provide an individual fee assessment.
| Number of Dwellings | Full Plans Submission – Plan Check Fee excluding VAT | Full Plans Submission – Plan Check Fee including VAT | Full Plans Submission – Inspection Fee excluding VAT | Full Plans Submission – Inspection Fee including VAT | Building Notice Fee excluding VAT | Building Notice Fee including VAT | Regularisation Fee (no VAT payable) |
| 1 | £300.00 | £360.00 | £600.00 | £720.00 | £900.00 | £1080.00 | £1,200.00 |
Base Fees for Extensions and Alterations to Domestic Buildings
| Class | Description | Full Plans Submission – Plan Check Fee excluding VAT | Full Plans Submission – Plan Check Fee including VAT | Full Plans Submission – Inspection Fee excluding VAT | Full Plans Submission – Inspection Fee including VAT | Building Notice Fee excluding VAT | Building Notice Fee including VAT | Regularisation Fee (no VAT payable) |
| 1 | Single Storey Garage up to 60m2 | £175.00 | £210.00 | £225.00 | £270.00 | £400.00 | £480.00 | £540.00 |
| 2 | Single Storey Extension up to 10m₂ | £300.00 | £360.00 | £400.00 | £480.00 | £700.00 | £840.00 | £950.00 |
| 3 | Extension 10m₂-40m₂ | £300.00 | £360.00 | £440.00 | £528.00 | £740.00 | £888.00 | £1,050.00 |
| 4 | Extension 40m₂-100m₂ | £300.00 | £360.00 | £650.00 | £780.00 | £850.00 | £1,020.00 | £1,200.00 |
| 5 | Loft Conversion | £300.00 | £360.00 | £375.00 | £450.00 | £675.00 | £810.00 | £1,050.00 |
| 6 | Conversion of Garage/Creation of Outbuilding | £325.00 | £390.00 | £325.00 | £390.00 | £600.00 | ||
| 7 | Recovering of Roofs or Cladding Walls to Single Dwellings | £250.00 | £300.00 | £250.00 | £300.00 | £350.00 | ||
| 8 | Electrical Installation Within a Single Dwelling | £300.00 | £360.00 | £300.00 | £360.00 | £400.00 | ||
| 9 | Replacement 1-2 Windows/Door | £80.00 | £96.00 | £120.00 | ||||
| 9a | Replacement Windows up to 12 per dwelling | £225.00 | £270.00 | £225.00 | £270.00 | £300.00 | ||
| 10 | Installation of steel beam to form one opening | £225.00 | £270.00 | £325.00 | ||||
| 13 | Alterations up to £2k build cost | £200.00 | £240.00 | £200.00 | £240.00 | £300.00 |
Base Fees for Commercial Buildings or Non-Domestic
| Cost of Works | Full Plans Submission – Plan Check Fee excluding VAT | Full Plans Submission – Plan Check Fee including VAT | Full Plans Submission – Inspection Fee excluding VAT | Full Plans Submission – Inspection Fee including VAT | Building Notice Fee excluding VAT | Building Notice Fee including VAT | Regularisation Fee (no VAT payable) |
| Works £2000 – £7500 | Plan check to be priced based on works | £275.00 | £330.00 | £275.00 | £330.00 | £400.00 | |
| £7500 – £15000 | Plan check to be priced based on works | £350.00 | £420.00 | £350.00 | £420.00 | £550.00 | |
| £15000 – £25000 | Plan check to be priced based on works | £475.00 | £390.00 | £475.00 | £570.00 | £850.00 |
Reimbursement to Building Control under the Building Safety Act 2022 HSE
Under Section 13 of the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) may request assistance from the partnership in respect of High Rise Buildings. The reimbursement rate paid to us by the BSR for financial year 2024/2025 is set at £80.00 per hour plus VAT. This figure will be subject to regular review.