Submit a Building Control Application
Apply online
All Building Control applications should now be submitted using our online form, with the exception of a Demolition Notice or pre-application advice which can be downloaded below.
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 or pre-application advice which can be downloaded below.
| Download form | Form description |
|---|---|
| Demolition Notice | To give the required notice of demolition under the Building Act 1984. |
| Pre-Application Advice Request Form | Use for requesting pre-application advice |
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
These standard fees have been set on the basis that:
- The building work does not consist of, or include, innovative or high-risk construction techniques, and/or the duration of the building work from commencement to completion does not exceed 12 months.
- The design and building work is undertaken by a person or company that is competent to carry out the relevant design and building work referred to in the standard fee tables.
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.
Below is a selection of common fees, please contact us on building.control@thanet.gov.uk for a fee quote for works not listed.
| Work Description | Building Notice or Full Plans Fee
Excl VAT |
Building Notice or Full Plans Fee
Incl VAT |
Regularisation Fee
No VAT payable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installation of a steel beam to form one opening | £175.00 | £210.00 | £252.00 |
| Works up to £5000 | £210.00 | £252.00 | £315.00 |
| Standard garage conversion | £290.00 | £348.00 | £450.00 |
| Replacement of up to 12 windows | £175.00 | £210.00 | £252.00 |
| Recovering of roofs or cladding of external walls to a single dwelling | £190.00 | £228.00 | £300.00 |