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All Building Control applications should now be submitted using our online form, with the exception of a Demolition Notice.
Reversion Application
If you have received a cancellation notice from your private building control approver (Registered Building Control Approver or RBCA) and have been told to contact Thanet District Council, we can oversee your project through a reversion application.
We understand you want to keep your project moving, but our surveyors must legally assess the work carried out so far before we can take over supervision.
When work reverts to the council
A cancelled initial notice will revert to the council unless a new initial notice from a different RBCA is accepted within the legal time limits:
- within 7 days of the council receiving the cancellation notice, if the notice was issued by your original RBCA (under Section 52(1)(a) of the Building Act 1984)
- at any point before the council begins supervising the works, if the cancellation notice was submitted by the person carrying out the work (under Section 52(3) of the Building Act 1984)
How to submit a reversion application
- Ensure the cancellation notice has been issued: your original building control approver must send a formal cancellation notice to Thanet District Council so we can register the work. If your approver has not sent this, you (the customer or person carrying out the work) can cancel the initial notice yourself by submitting a Form 10.
- Submit your reversion application online: complete the online form and upload all available documents, including original approved plans, technical calculations, photographs of the build in progress, and any site inspection records or site notes issued by your previous approver.
- Pay the fee and book inspections: once your application is checked and validated, we will email you an acknowledgement letter with your fee invoice and instructions on how to book your first site inspection.
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 from 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027
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 1 April 2026 (Reversion Fee: 14 November 2025).
*Reversion applications based on complexity and extent of remaining work. POA.
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) |
Reversion Fee plus VAT |
| 1 | £360.00 | £432.00 | £720.00 | £864.00 | £1080.00 | £1296.00 | £1440.00 | £740.00+ |
| 2-10 | POA | POA | POA | POA | POA | POA | As above per plot | |
| 10+ | POA | POA | POA | POA | POA | POA | As above per plot |
Multiple plots are priced on number of plots and amount of different house types, and RBI Class.
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) |
Reversion Fee plus VAT |
| Reversion Application | £460.00+ | ||||||||
| 1 | Single Storey Garage up to 60m2 | £210.00 | £252.00 | £270.00 | £324.00 | £480.00 | £576.00 | £648.00 | £80.00+ |
| 2 | Single Storey Extension up to 10m₂ | £360.00 | £432.00 | £480.00 | £576.00 | £840.00 | £1,008.00 | £1,140.00 | £490.00+ |
| 3 | Extension 10m₂-40m₂ | £360.00 | £432.00 | £528.00 | £633.60 | £888.00 | £1,065.60 | £1,260.00 | £590.00+ |
| 4 | Extension 40m₂-100m₂ | £360.00 | £432.00 | £780.00 | £936.00 | £1,020.00 | £1,224.00 | £1,440.00 | £740.00+ |
| 5 | Loft Conversion | £360.00 | £432.00 | £450.00 | £540.00 | £810.00 | £972.00 | £1,260.00 | £590.00+ |
| 6 | Conversion of Garage/Creation of Outbuilding | £390.00 | £468.00 | £390.00 | £468.00 | £720.00 | £140.00+ | ||
| 7 | Recovering of Roofs or Cladding Walls to Single Dwellings | £250.00 | £300.00 | £250.00 | £300.00 | £350.00 | No further charge* | ||
| 8 | Electrical Installation Within a Single Dwelling | £300.00 | £360.00 | £300.00 | £360.00 | £400.00 | No further charge* | ||
| 9 | Replacement 1-2 Windows/Door | £96.00 | £115.20 | £144.00 | No further charge* | ||||
| 9a | Replacement windows up to 12 per dwelling | £270.00 | £324.00 | £270.00 | £324.00 | £360.00 | No further charge* | ||
| 10 | Installation of steel beam to form one opening | £270.00 | £324.00 | £390.00 | No further charge* | ||||
| 13 | Alterations up to £2k build cost | £240.00 | £288.00 | £240.00 | £288.00 | £360.00 | No further charge* | ||
| 14 | Other installations | POA | POA | POA | POA | POA |
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) |
Reversion Fee plus VAT |
| Works £2000 – £7500 | Plan check to be priced based on works | £330.00 | £396.00 | £330.00 | £396.00 | £480.00 | No further charge* | |
| £7500 – £15000 | Plan check to be priced based on works | £420.00 | £504.00 | £420.00 | £504.00 | £660.00 | £90.00+ | |
| £15000 – £25000 | Plan check to be priced based on works | £570.00 | £684.00 | £570.00 | £684.00 | £1,020.00 | £390.00+ |
Building Control Additional Fees
Details |
Fee excluding VAT |
Fee including VAT |
| Duplicate Completion Certificate | £45.00 | £54.00 |
| Duplicate Initial Notices & CPS | £45.00 | £54.00 |
| History Search | £75.00 | £90.00 |
| Demolition Notice Application | £420.00 | £504.00 |
| Application Cancellation Fee | £75.00 | £90.00 |
Payments to Building Control (Building Safety Act 2022 / HSE)
Under Section 13 of the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) can ask our partnership to help them with high-rise buildings.
When they ask for our assistance, the BSR pays us for our time. For the 2026/2027 financial year, this payment rate is set at £96.00 per hour (plus VAT).
This hourly rate will be reviewed regularly.