Charges for Building Control Services in Woking

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Plan charge
Inspection charge
Building Notice charge
Regularisation charge
Table A DOM - Standard charges for new housing
Table B DEX - Domestic extensions to a single building
Table C DAL - Domestic alterations to a single building
Table D OTH - Non domestic extensions and new build
Table E OAL - Non domestic alterations
Exemptions/reductions of charges

Before you carry out building work to which the Building Regulations apply you, or your agent, must either deposit Full Plans or a Building Notice together with the appropriate charge. The charge payable is dependent upon the type of work carried out and can be calculated by reference to the following notes and schedules.
Cheques should be made payable to 'Woking Borough Council'.

Charges are payable as follows:

Plan charge

Should you submit a Full Plans application, you will generally pay a plan charge at the time of submission to cover approval or rejection the plans.

Inspection charge

With a Full Plans submission, for most types of work, an inspection charge covering all necessary site visits will be payable after the first inspection. If applicable, you will be sent an invoice for this charge.

Building Notice charge

For a Building Notice application, the appropriate charge is payable at the time of submission and covers all necessary checks and site visits in relation to the work described in the notice.

Regularisation charge

As owner of the unauthorised building work, should you apply for a Regularisation Certificate, the charge is equivalent to 150% of the Building Notice charge. No VAT is payable on a regularisation charge.

Table A DOM - Standard charges for new housing

Number of dwellings	Full Plans (incl. VAT)		Building Notice (incl. VAT)	Additional Charge* (Non Part P Electrician)
	Plan	Inspection
1	250	664.06	The sum of the relevant Plan fee and Inspection fee (A) + (B)	Yes £350.00 per dwelling See Category 5 Table C
2	250	1006.18
3	250	1235.96
4	250	1460.65
5	500	1440.41
For developments in excess of 5 houses, please contact us. Reductions may apply for duplicated house types.
Houses exceeding 300m² or Developments exceeding 5 dwellings - the charge is individually determined Works not described within Tables A to E will be individually calculated in accordance with regulation 7 (5) of the charges regulations. Please contact Woking Building Control Section for further assistance. * 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. It is additional to the inspection charge, building notice charge or regularisation charge.

Table B DEX - Domestic extensions to a single building

Description/Category	Full Plans (incl. VAT)		Building Notice (incl. VAT)	Regularisation Charge (No VAT)	Additional Charge* (Non PartP Electrician)
Description/Category	Plan	Inspection	Building Notice (incl. VAT)	Regularisation Charge (No VAT)	Additional Charge* (Non PartP Electrician)
Alterations to extend or create a basement up to 100m²	250	556.81	806.81	1,008.51	265.54
Domestic garages
Conversion to habitable rooms	160	182.12	342.12	427.65	265.54
Single Storey Ext./carport up to 100m²	160	178.72	338.71	423.39	265.54
Non exempt detached garage/carport up to 100m²	229.79	0	229.79	287.24	265.54
Loft conversion
no dormer (max 40m²)	160	298.60	458.59	573.24	265.54
incl. a dormer/changes to roof line (max 40m²)	160	411.91	571.91	714.89	265.54
Single storey extension
not exceeding 10m²	160	264.80	424.80	531	265.54
10m² to 40 m²	160	303.60	463.60	579.50	265.54
40m² to 100m²	250	387.20	637.20	796.50	265.54
Two storey extension
not exceeding 40 m²	160	441.80	601.80	752.25	265.54
40m² to 100m²	250	422.60	672.60	840.75	265.54
100m² to 200m²	250	521.72	771.72	964.65	357.44
Works not described within Tables A to E will be individually calculated in accordance with regulation 7 (5) of the charges regulations. Please contact Woking Building Control Section for further assistance. * 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. It is additional to the inspection charge, building notice charge or regularisation charge

Table C DAL - Domestic alterations to a single building

Description/Category	Full Plans (incl. VAT)		Building Notice (incl. VAT)	Regularisation Charge (No VAT)	Reduction 25%
Description/Category	Plan	Inspection	Building Notice (incl. VAT)	Regularisation Charge (No VAT)	Reduction 25%
Electrical work (non competent persons scheme)
Electrical work not rewiring of a dwelling	265.54	0	265.54	331.92	55.32
Re-wiring or new installation in a dwelling	357.44	0	357.44	446.81	74.47
Internal alterations, installation of fittings (not electrical) and/or, structural alterations
Est. cost up to £5,000	229.79	0	229.79	287.24	47.87
Est. cost £5,000 to £25,000	160	182.14	342.13	427.67	71.28
Est. cost £25,001 to £50,000	160	411.91	571.91	714.89	119.15
Est. cost £50,001 to £75,000	160	524.26	684.25	855.32	142.55
Renovation of a thermal element to a single dwelling
	285.95	0	285.95	357.44	59.57
Underpinning	*	*	*	*	*
Window replacement Per installation
up to 20 windows	144	0	144	180	30.00
20 to 60 windows	160	182.14	342.13	427.67	71.28
*Individually determined
Works not described within Tables A to E will be individually calculated in accordance with regulation 7 (5) of the charges regulations. Please contact Woking Building Control Section for further assistance.

Table D OTH - Non domestic extensions and new build

Description/Category	Full Plans (incl. VAT)		Regularisation Charge (No VAT)
Description/Category	Plan	Inspection	Regularisation Charge (No VAT)
AO - All Other Use classes
Floor area less than 10m²	160	350.64	638.30
Floor area 10m² to 40m²	160	524.24	855.30
Floor area 40m² to 100m²	250	607.88	1,072.35
Floor area 100m² to 200m²	250	771.29	1,276.61
AR - Assembly and Recreational Use
Floor area less than 10m²	160	524.24	855.30
Floor area 10m² to 40m²	250	664.06	1,142.57
Floor area 40m² to 100m²	250	893.84	1,429.80
Floor area 100m² to 200m²	350	1,018.50	1,710.63
IS - Industrial and Storage
Floor area less than 10m²	291.06	0	363.83
Floor area 10m² to 40m²	160	299.58	574.47
Floor area 40m² to 100m²	160	411.91	714.89
Floor area 100m² to 200m²	160	524.24	855.30
OR - Other Residential
Floor area less than 10m²	160	524.24	855.30
Floor area 10m² to 40m²	250	664.06	1,142.57
Floor area 40m² to 100m²	250	893.84	1,429.80
Floor area 100m² to 200m²	350	1,018.50	1,710.63
Additional Basement Charge of £200 applies if the work includes a basement or partial basement storey. Works not described within Tables A to E will be individually calculated in accordance with regulation 7 (5) of the charges regulations. Please contact Woking Building Control Section for further assistance.

Table E OAL - Non domestic alterations

Description/Category	Full Plans (incl. VAT)		Regularisation Charge (No VAT)
Description/Category	Plan	Inspection	Regularisation Charge (No VAT)
Alterations not described elsewhere including structural alterations and installation of controlled fittings
Est. cost up to £5,000	229.79	0	287.24
Est. cost £5,000 to £25,000	160	182.14	427.67
Est. cost £25,000 to £50,000	160	409.87	712.34
Est. cost £50,000 to £100,000	250	551.70	1,002.12
Est. cost £100,000 to £150,000	250	664.06	1,142.57
Change of Use of a Building (charged in addition to the above works)
	204.25	0	255.32
Installation of a Mezzanine floor up to 500m2
	250	491.46	926.82
Office / Shop fit out
Floor area up to 500m²	160	299.58	574.47
Floor area 500m² to 1000m²	160	411.91	714.89
Renovation of a thermal element
Est. cost up to £50,000	285.96	0	357.45
Est. cost £50,000 to £100,000	160	182.14	427.67
Est. cost £100,000 to £250,000	160	299.58	574.47
Underpinning	*	*	*
Window replacement per installation
up to 20 Windows	229.79	0	287.24
20 to 50 Windows	160	299.58	574.47
* Individually Determined
Additional Change of Use charge (category 7) of £200 applies in addition to all associated building work, which will be subject to the charges detailed in the table above. This additional charge does not apply in relation to a building used for residential purposes that is altered to create more or fewer dwellings.

Exemptions/reductions of charges

Where plans have been either approved or rejected, no further charge is payable on resubmission for substantially the same work.
Works to provide access and/or facilities for disabled people to existing dwellings and buildings to which the public have access are exempt from charges. In the regulations "disabled person" means a person who is within the descriptions to whom Section 29(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948 applies.
Electrical works which are not carried out by a Competent Person registered under the Part P Scheme, attract an additional charge as shown in the additional charge columns of Tables A and Table B and Category 5 of Table C.
Reductions are discounts provided where more than one category of works is carried out simultaneously, the relevant reduction will relate to the cheaper category of work.

These notes are for guidance only. Full details may be found in the Council's Building Control Charges Scheme that is available for viewing on request. If you have any difficulties calculating charges please contact the Building Control Service.

Effective from 1 April 2009.