Building (Prescribed Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Regulation 5(a)

SCHEDULE 1 Fees for one or more small domestic buildings

Plan fee

1.  Where a plan fee is payable in respect of the erection of one or more small domestic buildings shown on the deposited plans the plan fee payable for that building or those buildings is the total of the sums calculated by reference to Tables 1 and 2.

Inspection fee

2.  The inspection fee payable in respect of the erection of one or more small domestic buildings is the sum calculated by reference to Table 3.

Building notice fee

3.  The building notice fee payable in respect of the erection of a dwelling is the total of the plan fee and the inspection fee which would be payable in accordance with Tables 1, 2 and 3 if plans for the carrying out of that work had been deposited in accordance with the principal regulations.

Regularisation fee

4.  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 Tables 1, 2 and 3 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

5.—(a) In Table 1, two or more dwellings shall be regarded as being of one type if they are identical in design or if they are so similar that a separate consideration of plans of those dwellings is not necessary; and

(b) the reference in the heading to column (1) of Tables 2 and 3 is a reference to the total number of dwellings in the building or buildings.

Table 1. Dwelling type plan fee

Number of dwelling plan types	Dwelling type plan fee
(1)	(2)
	£
1	75
2	140
3	205
4	270
5	335
6	400
7	465
8	530
9	595
10	660
11	725
12	790
13	855
14	920
15	985
16	1,050
17	1,115
18	1,180
19	1,245
20	1,310
Thereafter for each additional plan type	65

Table 2. Multiple dwelling additional fee

Number of dwellings	Additional fee
(1)	(2)
	£
1	—
2	40
3	80
4	120
5	160
6	190
7	220
8	250
9	280
10	310
11	330
12	350
13	370
14	390
15	410
16	430
17	450
18	470
19	490
20	510
Thereafter for each additional dwelling	10

Table 3. Inspection fee

Number of dwellings	Inspection fee
(1)	(2)
	£
1	175
2	340
3	505
4	670
5	835
6	985
7	1,135
8	1,285
9	1,435
10	1,585
11	1,710
12	1,835
13	1,960
14	2,085
15	2,210
16	2,335
17	2,460
18	2,585
19	2,710
20	2,835
Thereafter for each additional dwelling	100

Regulation 5(b)

SCHEDULE 2 Fees for certain small buildings, extensions and alterations

Fees

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

(a) the plan fee payable shall be the amount shown in column (2) of the Table in relation to that type of work;

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

(c) the building notice fee payable shall be the amount shown in column (4) of the Table in relation to that type of work; and

(d) the regularisation fee payable shall be the amount shown in column (5) of the Table in relation to that type of work.

Interpretation

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.

(2) In the Table—

(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 dwelling includes a reference to a building consisting of any garage or carport or both which is occupied in common with that dwelling.

Table to Schedule 2

Fees for certain small buildings, extensions and alterations

Type of work	Amount of plan fee	Amount of inspection fee	Amount of building notice 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 a building specified in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations.	70	—	70	84
2. Installation of an unvented hot water storage system in accordance with Regulation P5 of the principal regulations, where the installation is not part of a larger project and where the district council carries out an inspection.	50	—	50	60
3. Any extension of a dwelling (not falling within entry 6) the total floor area of which does not exceed 20m2, including means of access and work in connection with that extension.	100	—	100	120
4. Any extension of a dwelling (not falling within entry 6) the total floor area of which exceeds 20m2 but does not exceed 40m2, including means of access and work in connection with that extension.	50	100	150	180
5. Any extension of a dwelling (not falling within entry 6) the total floor area of which exceeds 40m2 but does not exceed 60m2, including means of access and work in connection with that extension.	60	120	180	216
6. Any extension or alteration of a dwelling consisting of the provision of one or more rooms in the roof space, including means of access.	60	120	180	216

Regulation 5(c)

SCHEDULE 3 Work other than work to which Schedule 1 or 2 apply

Building notice fee

1.  The amount of the building notice fee for any work shall be that shown in the Table 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 does not exceed £5,000 shall be the amount shown in the Table in relation to the estimated cost of that work.

(2) The amount of the plan fee for any work the estimated cost of which exceeds £5,000 shall be 25 per cent of the amount shown in the Table in relation to the estimated cost of that work.

Inspection fee

3.—(1) No inspection fee is payable in respect of any work the estimated cost of which does not exceed £5,000, notwithstanding that an inspection is carried out.

(2) The amount of the inspection fee for any work the estimated cost of which exceeds £5,000 shall be 75 per cent of the amount shown in the Table in relation to the estimated cost of that work.

Regularisation fee

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

Table to Schedule 3

Calculation of fees

Where the estimated cost does not exceed £2,000 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 of	£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