Building control charges

Schedule of charges

New charges will be applicable from 13 October 2025. The full Charging Scheme from 13 October 2025 can be viewed at the council offices upon request. Please contact us if you wish to view the full scheme.

All charges except Regularisation Charges are subject to VAT being added at the current standard rate.

  • Full Plans applications - Plan Charge is payable on registration and Inspection Charge is payable when work commences
  • Building Notice applications - Building Notice Charge payable at registration
  • Regularisation applications - Regularisation Charge is payable at registration

Current schedule of charges until 13 October 2025

Table A showing the current schedule of charges until 13 October 2025. Column one is empty but contains different numbers in each row, column two shows new dwellings, column three shows plan charge in pounds add VAT, column four shows inspection charge in pounds add VAT, column five shows building notice charge in pounds add VAT and column six shows regularisation charge in pounds with no VAT.
 

Table A (New dwellings)

Plan Charge

£ + VAT

Inspection Charge

£ + VAT

 Building Notice Charge
£ + VAT

Regularisation Charge

£ NO VAT
Construction of new houses and flats          
1 One new house (under 300m² and 3 or less storeys in height) 510 340 850 1,020
2 Charge per additional new house up to 5 houses 270 180 450 540
  Houses over 300m² or over 3 storeys - please ask for individually determined charge
3 Up to 5 flats in 1 block (no parking or other accommodation at ground or basement level) 1,020 680 1,700 2,040
4 Charge per additional flat up to 8 flats 150 100 250 300
  New flats/dwellings with parking/other accommodation at ground/basement level – please ask for individually determined charge
5 Conversion of a building or part of a building to form one self-contained dwelling 510 340 850 1,020
6 Charge per each additional dwelling formed up to 4 dwellings 210 140 350 420
11

Conversion to 5 or more dwellings – please ask for individually determined charge

Domestic charges

Table B showing the current schedule of charges until 13 October 2025. Column one is empty but contains different numbers in each row, column two shows domestic charges, column three shows plan charge in pounds add VAT, column four shows inspection charge in pounds add VAT, column five shows building notice charge in pounds add VAT and column six shows regularisation charge in pounds with no VAT.
 

Table B (Domestic charges)

Plan Charge

£ + VAT

Inspection Charge

£ + VAT

 Building Notice Charge
£ + VAT

Regularisation Charge

£ No VAT
  Small buildings and extensions        
7 Detached and attached garages, carports and outbuildings not exceeding 60m² (which are not exempt) 276 184 460 552
8 Domestic extensions floor area not exceeding 10m² (no basement) 300 200 500 600
9 Domestic extensions floor area exceeding 10m² and not exceeding 40m² (no basement) 420 280 700 840
10 Domestic extensions floor area exceeding 40m² and not exceeding 60m² (no basement) 510 340 850 1,020
11 Domestic extensions floor area exceeding 60m² and not exceeding 100m² (no basement) 660 440 1,100 1,320
  Domestic extensions floor area exceeding 100m² - please ask for individually determined charge
  Domestic extensions including basement - please ask for individually determined charge
  Conversion works within existing building        
12 Conversion of garage/part to form part of the dwelling (ground floor only and not conversion to separate dwelling – see 5) 270 180 450 540
13 Loft conversion up to 60m² 510 340 850 1,020
  Loft conversion over 60m² - please ask for individually determined charge
  Other works to single dwellings        
14 Replacement windows, doors, rooflights for every 5 or part 200 0 200 240
15 Recovering of existing roof (flat or pitched) 280 0 280 336
16 Thermal upgrade to external wall or ground floor. Charge per wall and/or floor 180 0 180 216
17 Underpinning for every 10m run of wall or part thereof 350 0 350 420
18 Part P electrical work up to 12 circuits (typical 4 bed house), gas installation work or unvented hot water storage systems 350 0 350 420
19 Other alterations including structural, new drainage etc. up to a value of £2,000 250 0 250 300
20 Other alterations including structural, new drainage etc. from £2,000 to £5,000 270 180 450 540
21 Other alterations including structural new drainage etc. from £5,000 to £25,000 420 280 700 840
22 Other alterations including structural new drainage etc. from £25,000 to £50,000 540 360 900 1,080
  Other alterations including structural new drainage etc. over £50,000 - please ask for individually determined charge

Schedule of charges from 13 October 2025

Table A showing the current schedule of charges from 13 October 2025. Column one is empty but contains different numbers in each row, column two shows new dwellings, column three shows plan charge in pounds add VAT, column four shows inspection charge in pounds add VAT, column five shows building notice charge in pounds add VAT and column six shows regularisation charge in pounds with no VAT.
 

Table A (New dwellings)

Plan Charge

£ + VAT

Inspection Charge

£ + VAT

 Building Notice Charge
£ + VAT

Regularisation Charge

£ NO VAT
Construction of new houses and flats          
1 One new house (under 300m² and 3 or less storeys in height) 510 510 1020 1,230
2 Charge per new house up to 5 houses 270 270 540 650
  Houses over 300m² or over 3 storeys - please ask for individually determined charge
3 Up to 5 flats in 1 block (no parking or other accommodation at ground or basement level) 1,020 1,020 2,040 2,450
4 Charge per additional flat up to 8 flats 150 150 300 360
  New flats/dwellings with parking/other accommodation at ground/basement level – please ask for individually determined charge
5 Conversion of a building or part of a building to form one self-contained dwelling 510 510 1,020 1,230
6 Charge per each additional dwelling formed up to 4 dwellings 210 210 420 500
 

Conversion to 5 or more dwellings – please ask for individually determined charge

Domestic charges

Table B showing the current schedule of charges from 13 October 2025. Column one is empty but contains different numbers in each row, column two shows domestic charges, column three shows plan charge in pounds add VAT, column four shows inspection charge in pounds add VAT, column five shows building notice charge in pounds add VAT and column six shows regularisation charge in pounds with no VAT.
 

Table B (Domestic charges)

Plan Charge

£ + VAT

Inspection Charge

£ + VAT

 Building Notice Charge
£ + VAT

Regularisation Charge

£ No VAT
  Small buildings and extensions        
7 Detached and attached garages, carports and outbuildings not exceeding 60m² (which are not exempt) 275 275 550 660
8 Domestic extensions floor area not exceeding 10m² (no basement) 300 300 600 720
9 Domestic extensions floor area exceeding 10m² and not exceeding 40m² (no basement) 420 420 840 1,010
10 Domestic extensions floor area exceeding 40m² and not exceeding 60m² (no basement) 510 510 1,020 1,230
11 Domestic extensions floor area exceeding 60m² and not exceeding 100m² (no basement) 660 660 1,320 1,580
  Domestic extensions floor area exceeding 100m² - please ask for individually determined charge
  Domestic extensions including basement - please ask for individually determined charge
  Conversion works within existing building        
12 Conversion of garage/part to form part of the dwelling (ground floor only and not conversion to separate dwelling – see 5) 270 270 540 650
13 Loft conversion up to 60m² 510 510 1,020 1,230
  Loft conversion over 60m² - please ask for individually determined charge
  Other works to single dwellings        
14 Replacement windows, doors, rooflights for every 5 or part 250 0 250 300
15 Recovering of existing roof, flat or pitched. (structural replacement/new roof is est cost) 350 0 350 420
16 Renovation of thermal element (each element) 400 0 400 480
17 Underpinning for every 10m run of wall or part thereof 400 0 400 480
18 Part P electrical work up to 12 circuits (typical 4 bed house), gas installation work or unvented hot water storage systems 350 0 350 420
20 Other alterations including structural, new drainage etc. up to £5,000 300 250 550 660
21 Other alterations including structural new drainage etc. from £5,000 to £25,000 450 450 900 1,080
22 Other alterations including structural new drainage etc. from £25,000 to £50,000 550 550 1,100 1,320
  Other alterations including structural new drainage etc. over £50,000 - please ask for individually determined charge

Floor areas to be measured internally. Floor areas of a number of extensions to be added together to give total floor area.

Where 3 or more categories apply – please ask for individually determined charge.

All commercial and other non-domestic work - please ask for individually determined charge.

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