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Planning
If you need planning permission a fee will be payable to the Local Authority. They will not look at the application until the correct fee has been paid.
| Planning Fees | ||
| Change of Use of land or a building | £335 | |
| New dwellinghouse (includes flats) (for more than 50 dwellings different rules apply) |
£335 / dwelling |
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| Alterations, with no increase in floor area | £170 | |
| New building or alteration, less than 40 sq. m | £170 | |
| New building or alteration, 40 - 75 sq. m | £335 | |
| New building or alteration, 75 - 3,750 sq. m | £335/ 75 sq. m |
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| New building or alteration, 3,750 sq m upwards | £16,565 plus £100/ sq. m; limit £250,000 |
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| Conversion to new dwellings (including subdivision of existing dwellings into flats) (for more than 50 dwellings different rules apply) |
£335/ new dwelling |
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| Alterations / enlargement to one dwelling | £150 | |
| Alterations / enlargement to two or more dwellings | £295 | |
| Work within the curtilage of a dwelling (walls, fences etc.) | £150 | |
| Car Parks, access roads etc. | £170 | |
| Displaying advertisements and notices (some are exempt) | £95 to £335 | |
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There are separate fees for agricultural buildings, display advertisements and some other categories of work.
There is no fee for
.. and a number of other less common situations.
VAT is not charged on Planning Fees
Building Regulations
The fees charged by Local Authorities for Building Regulations are set by each Local Authority, although adjoining Authorities may agree fees between themselves for a wider area. They are revised more often than Planning Fees. Because of these factors, details should always be checked with the Local Authority in whose area the work is situated. VAT is charged on Building Regulations Fees.
For some domestic work a flat rate fee is charged; this includes garages, carports, and extensions. For other projects the fee is dependent on the value of the building work (excluding VAT).
Except on very small projects (including some domestic alterations) the fee is paid in two instalments: the "Plan Fee" must be submitted with the application; the "Inspection Fee" is invoiced after the first site inspection by the Building Inspector.
Professional Fees
There is no link between the Statutory Fees and the fee paid to your Architect ...
... but I don't see that the Architect should be paid less to produce the design than the Local Authority charges to check it ...
revised 9 May 2008
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