Building Regulation Standard Charges

Building Regulation Standard Charges

South Cambridgeshire District Council

Date this Scheme came into effect: 1st April 2013

STANDARD CHARGES

These standard charges have been set by the authority 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 charges have also been set on the basis that the design and building work is undertaken by a person or company that is competent to carry out the design and building work referred to in the standard charges tables that they are undertaking. If not, the work may incur supplementary charges.

If chargeable advice has been given in respect of any of the work detailed in these tables and this is likely to result in less time being taken by the authority then a reduction to the standard charge can be made.

Plan and Inspection Charges

The plan charge and inspection charge are listed in the following tables.

Building Notice Charge

With the majority of building notices the time to carry out the building regulation function is higher and the resultant additional costs of using the Building Notice procedure results in the higher charge as detailed in the following tables.

Reversion Charge

These charges will be individually determined

Regularisation Charge

Will be the equivalent of the building notice charge plus 20%

These charges supercede all other schemes of building control charges prior to

01 April 2013

TABLE A
Standard Charge for the creation or conversion to form a new dwelling
Number of Dwellings / Plan Charge
(+ VAT) / Inspection Charge
(+VAT) / Building Notice Charge
(+VAT) / Regularisation Charge
(No VAT) / Additional Charge
(1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5) / (6)
1 / 180 / 387.00 / 623.70 / 810.81 / £190
2 / 250 / 770.00 / 1122.00 / 1458.60 / Individually determined
3 / 320 / 1065.00 / 1523.50 / 1980.55
4 / 390 / 1280.00 / 1837.00 / 2388.10
5 / 460 / 1380.00 / 2024.00 / 2631.20
6 / 530 / 1480.00 / 2211.00 / 2874.30
7 / 550 / 1560.00 / 2321.00 / 3017.30
8 / 570 / 1640.00 / 2431.00 / 3160.30
9 / 590 / 1720.00 / 2541.00 / 3303.30
10 / 610 / 1800.00 / 2651.00 / 3446.30

Note – for 11 or more dwellings or if the floor area of a dwelling exceeds 300m2 or more than 3 storeys in height the charge will be individually determined.

The charge will depend on the factors referred to previously and it is the applicants interest to ensure full details of the construction, site control processes and duration of the project and expertise involved is made clear to ensure a fair charge is made.

* An additional charge is for work when the relevant building work, or part thereof, has

not been carried out by a person referred to in regulation 7(5) (g) or (h) of the Building

(Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 applies. It is additional to the inspection

charge, building notice charge or regularisation charge.

Where standard charges are not applicable please contact building control on

01954 713204 or e-mail:

TABLE B
Work to a single dwelling
Description of Work / Plan Charge
(+VAT) / Inspection Charge
(+VAT) / Building Notice Charge
(+VAT) / Regularisation Charge
(NO VAT) / Additional Charge
Extensions & New Build
Extension or annexe with floor area not exceeding 10m2 / £150 / £178.00 / £360.80 / £469.04 / £190
Extension or annexe with floor area exceeding 10m2 but not exceeding 40m2 / £150 / £235.00 / £423.50 / £550.55 / £190
Extension or annexe with a floor area exceeding 40m2 but not exceeding 60m2 / £150 / £350.00 / £550.00 / £715.00 / £190
A building or extension comprising solely of a garage, carport or store the total floor area of which does not exceed 60m2 / £150 / £130.00 / £308.00 / £400.40 / £190
Loft & Garage Conversions
First or second floor loft conversions with a floor area not exceeding 40m2 / £150 / £235.00 / £423.50 / £550.55 / £190
First or second floor loft conversions with a floor area exceeding 40m2 but not exceeding 60m2 / £150 / £310 / £506.00 / £657.80 / £190
Garage conversion up to 40m2 / £150 / £108 / £283.80 / £368.94 / £190
TABLE B
Alterations to a single dwelling
Description of Work / Plan Charge
(+VAT) / Inspection Charge
(+VAT) / Building Notice Charge
(+VAT) / Regularisation Charge
(NO VAT) / Additional Charge
Renovation of a thermal element (up to £20,000) / £100 / £0 / £100 / £130 / N/A
Replacement of windows, roof lights, roof windows or external glazed doors / £90 / £0 / £90 / £108 / N/A
Renewable Energy systems (up to £20,000) Replacement boiler or oil tank / £100 / £0 / £100 / £130 / N/A
Alterations with a cost up to £5,000 / £180 / £0 / £180 / £234 / £190
Alterations exceeding £5,000 but not exceeding £10,000 / £150 / £100 / £275.00 / £357.50 / £190
Alterations exceeding £10,000 but not exceeding £20,000 / £150 / £105 / £280.50 / £364.65 / £190
Alterations exceeding £20,000 but not exceeding £50,000 / £150 / £260 / £451 / £586.30 / £190
Internal alterations exceeding £50,000 but not exceeding £75,000 / £150 / £365 / £566.50 / £736.45 / £190
Notifiable electrical work (where a satisfactory certificate will not be issued by a Part P registered electrician) / £190 / £0 / £190 / £247 / N/A
Multiple work reductions only applicable where works are carried out together
Where multiple work is covered by more than one of the above categories then the appropriate charge is calculated by paying the full amount for the most expensive category and only 50% for the other applicable categories

Limited to work not more than 3 storeys above ground level

* An additional charge is for work when the relevant building work, or part thereof, has not been carried out by a person referred to in regulation 7(5) (g) or (h) of the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 applies. It is additional to the inspection charge, building notice charge or regularisation charge

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TABLE C
Alterations to non-domestic and commercial buildings
Plan Charge
(+VAT) / Inspection Charge
(+VAT) / Regularisation Charge
(NO VAT)
Renovation of a thermal element or installation of a Renewable Energy systems with an estimate up to £50,000 / £140 / £0 / £182
Replacement of windows, roof lights, roof windows or external glazed doors (where the estimated cost is less than £20,000) / £110 / £0 / £143
Replacement of windows, roof lights, roof windows or external glazed doors (where the estimated cost exceeds £20,000 but does not exceed £100,000) / £225 / £0 / £293
Cost of work up to £5,000 / £200 / £0 / £270
Cost of work exceeding £5,000 & not exceeding £10,000 / £150 / £150 / £390
Cost of work exceeding £10,000 & not exceeding £20,000 / £150 / £250 / £520
Cost of work exceeding £20,000 & not exceeding £50,000 / £150 / £350 / £650
Cost of work exceeding £50,000 & not exceeding £75,000 / £225 / £450 / £878
Cost of work exceeding £75,000 & not exceeding £100,000 / £225 / £615 / £1092

Where there is a Proposed Change of Use of a building an individually determined charge will apply

Where Standard Charges are not applicable please contact Building Control on 01954 713203 or e-mail:

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