The Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1988

Made11th May 1988

Laid before Parliament20th May 1988

Coming into force13th June 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1, 3, 16(10), 34, 35, 50(3) and 1261 of, and paragraphs 2, 5 and 10(c) of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 19842, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 13th June 1988.

Amendment of the Building (Prescribed Fees etc.) Regulations 19852

The Building (Prescribed Fees etc.) Regulations 19853 are amended as follows—

1

in Schedule 1 there shall be substituted—

a

for “£75” in paragraphs 2 and 5, “£80”, and

b

for Tables 1 and 2, the following Tables—

TABLE 1Plan fee for erection of small domestic building
(1)
(2)
Number of dwellings
Amount of, or for determining, plan fee
£
1
48
2
96
3
144
4
192
5
240
6
273
7
305
8
337
9
369
10
401
11
417
12
433
13
449
14
465
15
481
16
497
17
513
18
529
19
545
20 or more
561
TABLE 2Inspection fee for erection of small domestic building
(1)
(2)
Number of dwellings each having a total floor area exceeding 64mu22
Amount for determining inspection fee
£
1
48
2
96
3
144
4
192
5
240
6
257
7
273
8
289
9
305
10 or more
321

(1)	(2)
Number of dwellings	Amount of, or for determining, plan fee
	£
1	48
2	96
3	144
4	192
5	240
6	273
7	305
8	337
9	369
10	401
11	417
12	433
13	449
14	465
15	481
16	497
17	513
18	529
19	545
20 or more	561

(1)	(2)
Number of dwellings each having a total floor area exceeding 64mu22	Amount for determining inspection fee
	£
1	48
2	96
3	144
4	192
5	240
6	257
7	273
8	289
9	305
10 or more	321

2

in Schedule 2 there shall be substituted—

a

in paragraph 1 for “£10”, “£30” and “£40” respectively, “£11”, “£33” and “£44”, and

b

for the Table in paragraph 2, the following Table—

TABLEFees 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.
22
66
2
Any extension (not falling within paragraph 1 above) the total floor area of which does not exceed 20mu22, including means of access.
11
33
3
Any extension (not falling within paragraph 1 above) the total floor area of which exceeds 20mu22 but does not exceed 40mu22, including means of access.
22
66

(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.	22	66
2 Any extension (not falling within paragraph 1 above) the total floor area of which does not exceed 20mu22, including means of access.	11	33
3 Any extension (not falling within paragraph 1 above) the total floor area of which exceeds 20mu22 but does not exceed 40mu22, including means of access.	22	66

Transitional Provisions3

These Regulations shall not affect the application of the Building (Prescribed Fees etc) Regulations 1985 in relation to work in respect of which—

1

a building notice was given or full plans were deposited (under regulation 11 of the Building Regulations 19854); or

2

an initial notice or a public body’s notice was given (under section 47(1) or 54(1) of the Building Act 1984),

before 13th June 1988, notwithstanding that on or after that date a notice is or has been given, or plans are or have been deposited, in respect of substantially the same work.

Revocations4

Regulations 2(3)(a) and (c) and (4) of the Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 19865 are hereby revoked.

Nicholas RidleyOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State11th May 1988

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Building (Prescribed Fees etc) Regulations 1985 so as to increase the flat rate fees payable to a local authority—

1

by approximately 7% in respect of the erection of small domestic building and connected work (Schedule 1 to the 1985 Regulations), and

2

by approximately 10% in respect of the erection of certain garages, carports and the making of small extensions and alterations to domestic buildings (Schedule 2 to the 1985 Regulations).

Transitional provisions are contained in regulation 3. Regulation 4 revokes the provisions of the Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1986 which are superseded by these Regulations.