1992 No. 2079
BUILDING AND BUILDINGS
The Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1992
Made 2nd September 1992
Laid before Parliament 9th September 1992
Coming into force 1st October 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1, 3, 16(10), 34, 35, 50(3) and 126 of, and paragraphs 2, 5 and 10(c) of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
See the definition of “prescribed”.
1984 c. 55.

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st October 1992.

2 Amendment of the Building (Prescribed Fees etc.) Regulations 1985
1 The Building (Prescribed Fees etc.) Regulations 1985 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
S.I.1985/1576; the relevant amending instruments are S.I.1985/1936, 1986/2287, 1987/798, 1990/2600, 1991/2768 and 1992/741.
2 In Schedule 1 (small domestic buildings) there shall be substituted—
(a) for “£95” in both paragraphs 2 and 5, “£104”, and
(b) for Tables 1 and 2, the following Tables—

“TABLE 1 PLAN FEE FOR ERECTION OF SMALL DOMESTIC BUILDING
(1)	(2)
Number of dwellings	Amount of, or for determining, plan fee
	£
1	62
2	125
3	187
4	249
5	312
6	353
7	394
8	435
9	476
10	517
11	539
12	560
13	581
14	601
15	622
16	643
17	663
18	685
19	706
20 or more	725

TABLE 2 INSPECTION FEE FOR ERECTION OF SMALL DOMESTIC BUILDING
(1)	(2)
Number of dwellings each having a total floor area exceeding 64m2	Amount for determining inspection fee
	£
1	62
2	125
3	187
4	249
5	312
6	333
7	353
8	374
9	394
10 or more	415”

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3 In Schedule 2 (small garages, carports and certain alterations and extensions) there shall be substituted—
(a) in paragraph 1, for “£15”, “£45” and “£60” respectively, “£16”, “£50” and “£66”, and
(b) for the Table in paragraph 2, the following Table—

“TABLE FEES FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS
(1)	(2)	(3)
Type of work	Amount of plan fee	Amount of inspection fee
	£	£
1 An extension or alteration consisting of the provision of one or more rooms in roof space, including means of access.	45	135
2 Any extension (not falling within paragraph 1 above) the total floor area of which does not exceed 20m2, including means of access.	22.50	67.50
3 Any extension (not falling within paragraph 1 above) the total floor area of which exceeds 20m2 but does not exceed 40m2, including means of access.	45	135”

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4 In Schedule 3 (work other than that described in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2) there shall be substituted for the Table in paragraph 5, the following Table—

“TABLE FEES FOR OTHER WORK
(1)	(2)	(3)
70% of estimated cost	Amount of plan fee, or for fee determining plan fee	Amount of inspection fee
£	£	£
Under 1,000	7	21
1,000 and under 2,000	11	33
2,000 and under 3,000	13	39
3,000 and under 4,000	17	51
4,000 and under 5,000	22	66
5,000 and under 6,000	26	78
6,000 and under 7,000	31	93
7,000 and under 8,000	35	105
8,000 and under 9,000	37	111
9,000 and under 10,000	39	117
10,000 and under 12,000	44	132
12,000 and under 14,000	50	150
14,000 and under 16,000	57	171
16,000 and under 18,000	63	189
18,000 and under 20,000	70	210
20,000 and under 25,000	82	246
25,000 and under 30,000	93	279
30,000 and under 35,000	104	312
35,000 and under 40,000	120	360
40,000 and under 45,000	131	393
45,000 and under 50,000	142	426
50,000 and under 60,000	159	477
60,000 and under 70,000	186	558
70,000 and under 80,000	213	639
80,000 and under 90,000	230	690
90,000 and under 100,000	252	756
100,000 and under 140,000	279	837
140,000 and under 180,000	361	1083
180,000 and under 240,000	448	1344
240,000 and under 300,000	558	1674
300,000 and under 400,000	667	2001
400,000 and under 500,000	848	2544
500,000 and under 700,000	995	2985
700,000 up to and 1,000,000	1296	3888
Thereafter for each 100,000 and part thereof	200	600”

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3 Transitional Provisions
These Regulations shall not affect the application of the Building (Prescribed Fees etc.) Regulations 1985 in relation to work in respect of which—
(a) a building notice was given or full plans were deposited under regulation 11 of the Building Regulations 1985 or regulation 11 of the Building Regulations 1991; or
S.I.1985/1065, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I.1991/2768, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(b) an initial notice or a public body’s notice was given under section 47(1) (giving and acceptance of initial notice) or 54(1) (giving, acceptance and effect of public body’s notice) of the Building Act 1984,
before 1st October 1992, notwithstanding that on or after that date a notice is or hasbeen given, or plans are or have been deposited, in respect of substantially the same work.

4 Revocations
Regulation 2(5)(c) of the Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1986, and regulations 3 and 4 of the Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1990 are hereby revoked.
S.I.1986/2287.
S.I.1990/2600.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Sir George Young Minister of State, Department of the Environment 2nd September 1992

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Building (Prescribed Fees etc.) Regulations 1985 so as to increase the fees payable to a local authority by—
(a) approximately 9.4% in respect of the erection of small domestic buildings and connected work (Schedule 1 to the 1985 Regulations), the erection of certain garages, carports (Schedule 2 to those Regulations), and for other types of work not mentioned in either Schedule 1 or 2 (Schedule 3 to those Regulations);
(b) approximately 50% in respect of the making of small extensions and alterations to domestic buildings (Schedule 2 to those Regulations).