The Building (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1994

Regulation 5(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 1 FEES FOR ONE OR MORE SMALL DOMESTIC BUILDINGS AND CONNECTED WORK

Plan fee

1.  Where a plan fee is payable in respect of—

(a) the erection of one or more small domestic buildings shown on the deposited plan, or

(b) works of drainage in connection with the erection of such a building or buildings, where no plans for the erection of such a building or buildings have yet been deposited (in this Schedule referred to as “connected works”),

the plan fee payable for that building or those buildings or for those works is the total of the sums shown in, or calculated by reference to, columns (2), (3) and (4) of the Table in this Schedule as relevant for the number of dwellings in that building or those buildings.

Inspection fee

2.  The inspection fee payable in respect of the erection of one or more small domestic buildings or connected works is the total of the sums shown in, or calculated by reference to, columns (5) and (6) of the Table in this Schedule.

Building notice fee

3.  The building notice fee payable in respect of the erection of one or more small domestic buildings or connected works is the total of the plan fee and the inspection fee which would be payable in accordance with the Table in this Schedule if plans for the carrying out of that work had been deposited in accordance with the Principal Regulations.

Reversion fee

4.  The reversion fee payable in respect of the erection of one or more small domestic buildings or connected works is the amount of the building notice fee which would be payable under these Regulations if a building notice in relation to the carrying out of that work had been given in accordance with the Principal Regulations at the time the reversion fee is payable.

Regularisation fee

5.  The regularisation fee payable in respect of the erection of one or more small domestic buildings is an amount equal to 120 per cent. of the total of the plan fee and the inspection fee which would be payable in accordance with the Table in this Schedule if plans for the carrying out of that work had been deposited at the time of the application for regularisation in accordance with the Principal Regulations.

Interpretation of the Schedule

6.  For the purposes of the Table—

(a) the reference in the heading to column (1) is a reference to the number of dwellings in the building or buildings referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph 1, and

(b) two or more dwellings are to be regarded as of one type if they are identical in design or so similar that separate consideration of the plans of those dwellings by the local authority is not necessary for the purpose of performing any of their functions under Part I or Part II of the Act.

	Plan fee			Inspection fee
Number of dwellings	Basic fee	Additional fee for each dwelling above the minimum number in the band in column (1)	Further fee for each type of dwelling in excess of one	Basic fee	Additional fee for each dwelling above the minimum number in the band in column (1)
	£	£	£	£	£
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
1	80	—	—	180	—
2-5	120	40	70	345	165
6-10	270	30	70	990	150
11-20	410	20	70	1715	125
more than 20	600	10	70	2940	100

Regulation 5(1)(b)

SCHEDULE 2 FEES FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUILDINGS, EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS

Calculation of fees

1.  For any work specified in column (1) of the Table below—

(a) the plan fee payable is the amount, if any, shown in column (2) of the Table in relation to that work,

(b) the inspection fee payable is the amount, if any, shown in column (3) of the Table in relation to that work,

(c) the building notice fee payable is the amount shown in column (4) of the Table in relation to that work,

(d) the reversion fee payable is the amount shown in column (4) of the Table in relation to that work,

(e) the regularisation fee payable is the amount shown in column (5) of the Table in relation to that work.

Interpretation of Schedule

2.—(1) Where the work in question comprises or includes the erection of more than one extension to a building used or intended to be used for the purposes of a single private dwelling, the total floor areas of all such extensions may, at the election of the person who intends to carry out works, be aggregated in determining the fee payable in accordance with the Table below.

(2) In the Table below—

(a) a reference to an “extension” is a reference to an extension which has no more than three storeys, each basement level counting as one storey; and

(b) a reference to a dwelling is a reference also to a building consisting of a garage or carport or both which is occupied in common with a house or with a building consisting of flats or maisonettes or both.

TABLE

FEES FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUILDINGS, EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS

Type of work	Amount of plan fee	Amount of inspection fee	Amount of building notice fee or reversion fee	Amount of regularisation fee
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	£	£	£	£
1.  Erection of a detached building which consists of a garage or carport or both having a floor area not exceeding 40m2 in total and intended to be used in common with an existing building, and which is not an exempt building	17	53	70	84
2.  Installation of cavity fill insulation in accordance with Part D of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, where installation is not certified to an approved standard or is not installed by an approved installer, or is not part of a larger project	—	50	50	60
3.  Installation of an unvented hot water system in accordance with Part G3 of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, where the installation is not part of a larger project and where the authority carry out an inspection	—	50	50	60
4.  Any extension of a dwelling (not falling within entry 7 below) the total floor area of which does not exceed 6m2, including means of access and work in connection with that extension	100	—	100	120
5.  Any extension of a dwelling (not falling within entry 7 below) the total floor area of which exceeds 6m2 but does not exceed 40m2, including means of access and work in connection with that extension	60	150	210	252
6.  Any extension of a dwelling (not falling within entry 7 below) the total floor area of which exceeds 40m2 but does not exceed 60m2, including means of access and work in connection with that extension	85	220	305	366
7.  Any extension or alteration of a dwelling consisting of the provision of one or more rooms in roof space, including means of access	85	220	305	366

Regulation 5(1)(c)

SCHEDULE 3 WORK OTHER THAN WORK TO WHICH SCHEDULES 1 AND 2 APPLY

Building notice fee and reversion fee

1.  The amount of the building notice fee or reversion fee for any work shall be that shown in the Table to this Schedule in relation to the estimated cost of that work.

Plan fee

2.—(1) The amount of the plan fee for any work the estimated cost of which is £5,000 or less shall be the amount of the building notice fee which would by virtue of paragraph 1 be payable in respect of that work.

(2) The amount of the plan fee for any work the estimated cost of which is more than £5,000 shall be 25 per cent. of the building notice fee which would by virtue of paragraph 1 be payable in respect of that work.

Inspection fee

3.—(1) No inspection fee is payable in respect of any work the estimated cost of which is £5,000 or less, notwithstanding that an inspection is carried out.

(2) The amount of the inspection fee for any work the estimated cost of which is more than £5,000 shall be 75 per cent. of the building notice fee which would by virtue of paragraph 1 be payable in respect of that work.

Regularisation fee

4.  The amount of the regularisation fee for any work shall be 120 per cent. of the building notice fee which would by virtue of paragraph 1 be payable in respect of that work.

TABLE

CALCULATION OF FEES

Where the estimated cost is £2,000 or less
the sum of ... ... ... ...	£60.00
Where the estimated cost exceeds £2,000 but does not exceed £5,000
the sum of ... ... ... ...	£150.00
Where the estimated cost exceeds £5,000 but does not exceed £20,000
(a) the sum of ... ... ... ...	£150.00
together with
(b) for every £1,000 (or part thereof) by which the cost exceeds £5,000, the sum of ... ... ... ...	£10.00
Where the estimated cost exceeds £20,000 but does not exceed £100,000
(a) the sum of ... ... ... ...	£300.00
together with
(b) for every £1,000 (or part thereof) by which the cost exceeds £20,000, the sum	£8.00
Where the estimated cost exceeds £100,000 but does not exceed £1,000,000
(a) the sum of ... ... ... ...	£940.00
together with
(b) for every £1,000 (or part thereof) by which the cost exceeds £100,000, the sum of ... ... ... ...	£5.00
Where the estimated cost exceeds £1,000,000 but does not exceed £10,000,000
(a) the sum of ... ... ... ...	£5,440.00
together with
(b) for every £1,000 (or part thereof) by which the cost exceeds £1,000,000, the sum of ... ... ... ...	£3.50
Where the estimated cost exceeds £10,000,000
(a) the sum of ... ... ... ...	£36,940.00
together with
(b) for every £1,000 (or part thereof) by which the cost exceeds £10,000,000, the sum of ... ... ... ...	£3.00

Regulation 18

SCHEDULE 4 FEES FOR DETERMINATION OF QUESTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

Questions about conformity of plans with building regulations

1.  Where an application is made for the determination under section 16(10)(a) of the Act of the question whether plans of proposed work are in conformity with building regulations, the fee payable to the Secretary of State is half the plan fee, taking no account of any reduction in accordance with regulation 6, which is payable in relation to the work shown in the plans (excluding any value added tax payable in respect of that fee), subject to a minimum fee of £50 and a maximum of £500.

Questions about rejection of certified plans

2.  Where an application is made for the determination under section 16(10)(b) of the Act of the question whether the local authority are prohibited by virtue of section 16(9) of the Act (certificates that plans comply with certain regulations) from rejecting plans of proposed work, the fee payable to the Secretary of State is £50.

Questions arising between approved inspectors and developers

3.  Where an application is made for the determination under section 50(2) of the Act of the question whether plans of proposed work are in conformity with building regulations, the fee payable to the Secretary of State is half the plan fee, taking no account of any reduction in accordance with regulation 6, which would have been payable in relation to the work shown in the plans had plans been deposited in accordance with section 16 of the Act (excluding any value added tax payable in respect of that fee), subject to a minimum fee of £50 and a maximum of £500.