Ancillary fee charges

Building Control Ancillary fees with effect from 01 April 2023.

Building Control Ancillary fees
Description of fee Fee 
Decision Notices and Completion Certificates - Duplicate Copies of Building Regulations Decision and completion certificates  £60.25
Copies of correspondence (excluding 1 above Notices) relating to B Regs applications (includes up to 10 A4 sides – if above 10 sides add 30p per A4 side  £19.70
Researching site histories or providing “search type” information from the Building Control records (Cost per hour or part hour) - Domestic properties  £60.20
Researching site histories or providing “search type” information from the Building Control records (Cost per hour or part hour) - Commercial properties  £100.70
Administrative fee for processing refund or part refund of fees for cancelled B Regs applications (excludes electronic transactions – currently no charge)  £60.20
For the issuing of completion certificates in connection with archived and dormant Building Regulations applications where a single site inspection is required when a completion certificate has not already been issued (for applications that are less than 10 years old and have been inspected within 10 years from when the works were completed) £162.75
For the issuing of completion certificates in connection with archived and dormant Building Regulations applications where a single site inspection is required when a completion certificate has not already been issued (for applications that are more than 10 years old and have not been inspected within 10 years from when the works were completed)  £189
Where more than one site inspection is required, additional inspections will be charged per inspection £63.70 
Additional site inspection in connection with above, per inspection £67.45
Provision of written confirmation of exemption from the provisions of the Building Regulations £60.20
Administrative processing cost for refunding of part of Building Regulation fees where fees have been paid but part of the work has not been carried out or cancelled £39.40
Provision of pre-submission consultancy advice after initial one hour for large schemes. (Fee refunded if application is deposited) £92.60
Pre-submission site visits where requested by owner or agent to maintain planning permission £121.55
The full withdrawal or cancellation of a submitted application that has been processed onto the database system £60.20