Guidance on Building Regulations charges
The charges for Building Regulation work are required to cover the cost of the service. There is an exception, for when work is carried out for the benefit of a disable person then charge is exempt.
There are two methods of establishing the charge for building work:
- individually determined charges
- standard charges.
Individually determined charges
If the work you are carrying out is not listed as a standard charge, the charge will be individually determined. Please email details of your scheme to Building Control building.control@bury.gov.uk, with the subject line of 'Request for Building Regulation Charge'. We will respond to you by the end of the next working day.
Standard charges
These 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 (details available from the authority) 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 relevant design and build work. If they are not, the work may incur supplementary charges. Whilst we will attempt to limit the need for supplementary charges, it's difficult to predict these additional costs and such fees will be based on the current price per hour. Please contact Building Control for the current rate.
The charges for the majority of extensions and alterations are standard charges. If you are carrying out multiple extensions and/or multiple types of alterations, for both domestic or non-domestic, at the same time the authority may be able to reduce the standard charges. Please email details of your scheme for an individual determined charge quote.
Regularisation charges
Only work completed after November 1985 can be regularised. All regularisation charges are individually determined, but can be up to 160 percent of the cost of the equivalent Full Plan Application charge. Please send details of the work that need to be regularised for a fee quote to building.control@bury.gov.uk.
The use of Part P registered electricians
A Part P registered electrician is a qualified electrician who also has building regulations knowledge to enable their accreditation body to certify their work. They're also members of a self-certifying body such as; BSI, ELECSA, NAPIT, NICEIC.
To reflect the local authorities costs, the standard charges apply if relevant electrical work is carried out using a qualified Part P registered electrician. If the relevant electrical work is not carried out by a Part P registered electrician, an additional charge will apply; please refer to Table B Category 10 for the current charge.
Our Building Control service is here to help. If you are in any doubt about the charges or need pre-submission advice, please contact us.
Building Control charges
The fees and charges detailed on this page are effective from 1st August 2023 (VAT indicated at 20 percent).
| Code | Chargeable item | Cost |
| 1 | Decision Notices or Completion Notice since 2000 (office based electronic storage) | £39 |
| Decision Notices or Completion Certificate prior to 2000 (off site non-electronic storage) | £77 | |
| 2 | Copies of correspondence (excluding Decision Notice) relating to Building Regulation applications (includes up to 10 A4 sides - if above 10 sides add 40p per A4 side) | £14 |
| 3 | Researching Domestic site histories or providing 'search type' information from the planning records and ecological records (cost per hour or part hour including VAT) | £69 |
| 4 | Researching Commercial site histories or providing 'search type' information from the planning records and ecological records (cost per hour or part hour including VAT) | £102 |
| 5 | For the issuing of Completion Certificates in connection with archived and dormant Building Regulations applications (when a completion certificate has not already been issued) with a site visit | £154 |
| 6 | For the issuing of Completion Certificates in connection with archived and dormant Building Regulations applications (when a completion certificate has not already been issued) with no site visit | £77 |
| 7 | Dangerous structures out of hours call-out charge | £253 |
| 8 | Time on site over 4 hours will be charged at per hour or part hour | £77 |
| 9 | Administrative charges for Dangerous Structures, for work up to £1,000 | 20 percent, subject to a minimum of £70 |
| Administrative charges for Dangerous Structures, for work between £1,001 and £2,000 | 15 percent | |
| Administrative charges for Dangerous Structures, for work between £2,001 and £3.000 | 10 percent | |
| Administrative charges for Dangerous Structures, for work over £3,001 | 5 percent | |
| 10 | Application for Certificate of Building Regulations Exemption | £138 |
| 11 | Administrative processing cost for refunding Building Regulation fees, where fees have been paid but work has not been carried out | 25 percent of submitted fee, subject to a minimum of £65 and maximum of £220 |
| 12 | Registering a change of agent or applicant in connection with a valid Building Regulations application with no revision to the approved scheme | £77 |
Registering a change of agent or applicant in connection with a valid Building Regulations application with revisions to the approved scheme, including written position statement | £132 | |
Registering a change of Main Contractor in connection with a valid Building Regulations application where work has commenced on site with no on-site attendance | £77 | |
Registering a change of Main Contractor in connection with a valid Building Regulations application: where work has commenced on site with up to one hour site attendance and a written position statement | £132 If over one hours' site attendance is required, the hourly rate is £77 | |
| 13 | Provision of office based pre-submission consultancy advice per hour (maximum) including written confirmation as necessary | £77 |
| 14 | Provision of on-site based pre-submission consultancy advice per hour (maximum) including written confirmation as necessary | £154 |
| 15 | Registering of pre-submission site visits to maintain Planning Permission | £140 |
| 16 | Late discharge of condition (such as; information received less than 21 days before the relevant work is carried out) | £77 |
| 17 | Building Control hourly rate | £63 |
Domestic work charges
For transparency, we have include charges to outline the cost with and without VAT in both Table A and Table B.
| Category and type | Description | Charges |
Category 1: Single storey extensions, including 'build over' upper floor extensions and detached ancillary buildings, excluding garages and carports | Floor area not exceeding 5 square metres | Plan: Inspection: Building notice: |
| Floor area between 5 and 10 square metres | Plan: Inspection: Building notice: | |
| Floor area between 10 and 40 square metres | Plan: Inspection: Building notice: | |
| Floor area between 40 and 80 square metres | Plan: Inspection: Building notice: | |
Category 2: Two storey extensions including combined single or two storey | Total floor area not exceeding 40 square metres | Plan: Inspection: Building notice: |
| Total floor area between 40 and 100 square metres | Plan: Inspection: Building notice: | |
Category 3: Loft conversions | Without construction of dormer (maximum floor area 50 square metres) | Plan: Inspection: Building notice: |
| Including construction of dormer (maximum floor area 50 square metres) | Plan: Inspection: Building notice: | |
Category 4: Other buildings, such as; domestic garages, carports, garden rooms | Erection or extension of a non-exempt detached building up to 100 square metres | Plan: £275 without VAT / £330 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT |
| Erection or extension of a non-exempt attached building up to 100 square metres | Plan: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £396.67 without VAT / £476 including VAT | |
Category 5: Other work (If a garage conversion is to be carried out at the same time as a Category 1 or 2 extension, a 50 percent discount will apply) | Conversion of a garage or attached ancillary building to a habitable room(s) | Plan: £275 without VAT / £330 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT |
| Alterations to create a basement up to 100 square metres (no underpinning) | Plan: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £396.67 without VAT / £476 including VAT | |
| Structural alterations to create a basement up to 100 square metres (including underpinning) | Plan: £220 without VAT / £264 including VAT Inspection: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT Building notice: £660 without VAT / £792 including VAT |
Table B details the charges for domestic work regarding applicable percentage reduction to charges, where work from Table A is carried out at the same time.
| Category and type | Description | Charges | Percentage of reduction, if applicable |
Category 6: Underpinning, up to 20 linear metres | Fixed price | Plan: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT | 50 percent |
Category 7: Renovation of a thermal element to a single dwelling | Fixed price for one site visit | Plan: £88.33 without VAT / £106 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £88.33 without VAT / £106 including VAT | 50 percent |
| If a site re-visit is required, price per visit | Plan: £44.17 without VAT / £53 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £44.17 without VAT / £53 including VAT | 50 percent | |
Category 8: Must be: alterations, installation of fittings (not electrical) and/or structural alterations (if ancillary to the building of the extension; no additional charge). Estimate for work to be included with application | Up to £1,000 | Plan: £121.67 without VAT / £146 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £121 without VAT / £146 including VAT | 100 percent |
| Between £1,001 and £2,000 | Plan: £176.67 without VAT / £212 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £211.67 without VAT / £254 including VAT | 100 percent | |
| Between £2,001 and £5,000 | Plan: £231.67 without VAT / £278 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £277.50 without VAT / £333 including VAT | 50 percent | |
| Between £5,001 and £25,000 | Plan: £308.33 without VAT / £370 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £370 without VAT / £444 including VAT | 50 percent | |
| Between £25,001 and £50,000 | Plan: £121.67 without VAT / £146 including VAT Inspection: £252.50 without VAT / £303 including VAT Building notice: £462.50 without VAT / £555 including VAT | 50 percent | |
Category 9: Window replacement (non-competent persons scheme). Fixed price grouped by number of windows in one installation | Per installation of up to 10 windows | Plan: £110 without VAT / £132 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £110 without VAT / £132 including VAT | 50 percent |
| Per installation 11 to 20 windows | Plan: £192.50 without VAT / £231 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £192.50 without VAT / £231 including VAT | 50 percent | |
Category 10: Fee for electrical work carried out with any other category of work by a non-qualified person, for example; not a member of a competent person scheme | Fixed price | Plan: £264.17 without VAT / £317 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £264.17 without VAT / £317 including VAT | Not applicable |
Category 11: Stand alone electrical work not being carried out in conjunction with any other category of work carried out be a non-qualified person, foe example; not a member of a competent person scheme | Any electrical work other than the rewiring of a dwelling | Plan: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT | Not applicable |
Category 12: Installation of a solid fuel heating appliance by a non-HETAS registered installer | Fixed price for first visit | Plan: £550 without VAT / £660 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £550 without VAT / £660 including VAT | Not applicable |
| Cost per extra visit | Plan: £71.67 without VAT / £86 including VAT Inspection: not applicable Building notice: £71.67 without VAT / £86 including VAT | Not applicable |
New dwellings or conversions to create dwellings charges
| Number of dwellings | Charges |
| 1 | Plan: £250.83 without VAT / £301 including VAT Inspection: £357.50 without VAT / £429 including VAT Building notice: £730 without VAT / £876 including VAT |
| 2 | Plan: £322.50 without VAT / £387 including VAT Inspection: £500.83 without VAT / £601 including VAT Building notice: £987.50 without VAT / £1,185 including VAT |
| 3 | Plan: £393.33 without VAT / £472 including VAT Inspection: £608.33 without VAT / £730 including VAT Building notice: £1,201.67 without VAT / £1,442 including VAT |
| 4 | Plan: £465 without VAT / £558 including VAT Inspection: £715 without VAT / £858 including VAT Building notice: £1,415.83 without VAT / £1,699 including VAT |
| 5 | Plan: £536.67 without VAT / £644 including VAT Inspection: £822.50 without VAT / £987 including VAT Building notice: £1,630,83 without VAT / £1.957 including VAT |
Individually determined charges apply for either:
- six or more new dwellings
- where the floor area of a dwelling created exceeds 250 square metres.
Please contact our Building Control with details about your build scheme to request an individually determined charges quotation.
Other, non-domestic work: extensions and new build
The fees for all non-domestic work applications are now individual determined charges. Please email details of your scheme to Building Control at building.control@bury.gov.uk preferably with 'Request for Building Regulation Charge' in the title. We will contact you before the end of the following working day with a competitive fee quote.
| Category and type | Charges |
Category 12: Floor area not exceeding 10 square metres | Plan: £179.17 without VAT / £215 including VAT Inspection: £482.50 without VAT / £579 including VAT |
Category 13: Floor area between 10 to 40 square metres | Plan: £250.83 without VAT / £301 including VAT Inspection: £546.67 without VAT / £656 including VAT |
Category 14: Floor area between 40 to 100 square metres | Plan: £322.50 without VAT / £387 including VAT Inspection: £610.83 without VAT / £733 including VAT |
| Category and type | Charges |
Category 15: Floor area not exceeding 10 square metres | Plan: £179.17 without VAT / £215 including VAT Inspection: £429.17 without VAT / £515 including VAT |
Category 16: Floor area between 10 to 40 square metres | Plan: £250.83 without VAT / £301 including VAT Inspection: £500.83 without VAT / £601 including VAT |
Category 17: Floor area between 40 to 100 square metres | Plan: £250.83 without VAT / £301 including VAT Inspection: £546.67 without VAT / £656 including VAT |
| Category and type | Charges |
Category 18: Floor area not exceeding 10 square metres | Plan: £179.17 without VAT / £215 including VAT Inspection: £286.67 without VAT / £344 including VAT |
Category 19: Floor area between 10 to 40 square metres | Plan: £250.83 without VAT / £301 including VAT Inspection: £357.50 without VAT / £429 including VAT |
Category 20: Floor area between 40 to 100 square metres | Plan: £250.83 without VAT / £301 including VAT Inspection: £429.17 without VAT / £515 including VAT |
| Category and type | Plan charge |
Category 21: Floor area not exceeding 10 square metres | Plan: £179.17 without VAT / £215 including VAT Inspection: £429.17 without VAT / £515 including VAT |
Category 22: Floor area between 10 to 40 square metres | Plan: £250.83 without VAT / £301 including VAT Inspection: £500.83 without VAT / £601 including VAT |
Category 23: Floor area between 40 to 100 square metres | Plan: £250.83 without VAT / £301 including VAT Inspection: £572.50 without VAT / £687 including VAT |
Other, non-domestic work: alterations
| Category and description | Basis of charge | Charges (where applicable) |
Category 24: The installation of any fitting or other work ancillary to the building of an extension | Included in the charge for the building | Not applicable |
Category 25: Underpinning (Estimated costs) | Cost up to £50,000 | Plan: £290.83 without VAT / £349 including VAT Inspection: Not applicable |
| Cost between £50,001 and £100,00 | Plan: £94.17 without VAT / £113 including VAT Inspection: £281.67 without VAT / £338 including VAT | |
| Cost between £100,001 and £250,000 | Plan: £139.17 without VAT / £167 including VAT Inspection: £328.33 without VAT / £394 including VAT | |
Category 26: Window replacement (Per installation) | Up to 10 windows | Plan: £94.17 without VAT / £113 including VAT |
| Between 10 and 20 windows | Plan: £220 without VAT / £264 including VAT | |
| Non-competent persons scheme including shop fronts but excluding other associated works. Individual assessment for over 20 windows / doors | ||
Category 27: Renovation of a thermal element (Estimated costs) | Cost up to £50,000 | Plan: £121.67 without VAT / £146 including VAT |
| Cost between £50,001 and £100,00 | Plan: £198.33 without VAT / £238 including VAT | |
| Costs between £100,001 and £250,000 | Plan: £330 without VAT / £396 including VAT | |
Category 28: Alterations not described elsewhere including structural alterations and installation of controlled fittings (Estimated costs) | Cost up to £2,000 | Plan: £143.33 without VAT / £172 including VAT Inspection: Not applicable |
| Cost between £2,001 and £10,000 | Plan: £242.50 without VAT / £291 including VAT Inspection: Not applicable | |
| Costs between £10,001 and £20,000 | Plan: £165 without VAT / £198 including VAT Inspection: £165 without VAT / £198 including VAT | |
| Costs between £20,001 and £35,000 | Plan: £165 without VAT / £198 including VAT Inspection: £220 without VAT / £264 including VAT | |
| Costs between £35,001 and £55,000 | Plan: £165 without VAT / £198 including VAT Inspection: £264.17 without VAT / £317 including VAT | |
Category 29: Installation of mezzanine floor up to 250 square metres | Fixed price | Plan: £248.33 without VAT / £298 including VAT Inspection: £454.17 without VAT / £545 including VAT |
Category 30: Office or shop fit-out up to 250 square metres | Fixed price | Plan: £155 without VAT / £186 including VAT Inspection: £314.17 without VAT / £377 including VAT |
Category 31: Additional charge for the change of use of a building | Floor area up to 100 square metres | Plan: £165 without VAT / £198 including VAT |
Category 32: Additional charge for the change of use of a building | Floor area over 100 square metres | Plan: £275 without VAT / £330 including VAT |
All associated building work will be subject to the additional charges detailed above. The additional charge does not apply in relation to a building used for residential purposed that is altered to create more or fewer dwellings. | ||