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JOINT

COMMITTEE

Tuesday

27th

January 2015

4.30pm

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Blackburn Office; Blackburn Enterprise Centre, Suite 11, Furthergate, Blackburn,BB11 3HQ Tel 01254 505024

Mobile 07799662871 Fax 01254 505023 e mail [email protected]

www.penninelancsplace.org/buildingcontrol

AGE N D A

Item No.

Issue Notes

1. Welcome and Apologies To welcome attendees to the meeting and receive any apologies for absence

2. Minutes To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the last meeting held on 4th November 2014 (enclosed)

3. Additional Items of Business To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

PENNINE LANCASHIRE BUILDING CONTROL JOINT COMMITTEE

Meeting Blackburn Town Hall, Blackburn

Tuesday 27th January 2015 @ 4.30pm




4. Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest – if you declare an interest you should complete the appropriate form (available from the Committee Secretary) and, if necessary, seek advice on whether you can speak or vote on the item in question.

5. Exclusion of the Public To determine which items, if any, the public are to be excluded from the meeting.

6. Public Question Time To consider questions or statements received in writing from Members of the public by 4.00pm on the day before the meeting, on any issue within the remit of the Joint Committee

7. Questions by Non-Executive Members

To consider questions or statements received in writing from Non-Executive Members by 4.00pm on the day before the meeting, on any issue within the remit of the Joint Committee

8. Budget and Income Monitoring To consider a report on budget and income monitoring up to 31st December 2014 (report enclosed)

9. Performance Monitoring To consider a report on performance monitoring from October to December 2014 (report enclosed)




10. Budgets 2014/15 to 2016/17 To consider budgets from 2014/15 to 2016/17 (report enclosed)

11. Scheme of Charges

To consider the outcome of a review of the scheme for Building Regulation Charges (report enclosed)

12. Date of Next Meeting

To confirm the date for the next meeting for as follows; 16th June 2015 (AGM) (Burnley)

Membership Councillor John Harbour (Substitute-Councillor Howard Baker Councillor Maureen Bateson (Substitute-Councillor )

Published Monday 19th January 2015

NAME TITLE COUNCIL

Councillor John Harbour

Executive Member for Housing & Environment

Burnley

Councillor Maureen Bateson

Executive Member for Regeneration

Blackburn

Paul Gatrell Head of Housing and Development Control

Burnley

David Proctor Head of Regeneration Blackburn

Nick Bargh Head of Building Control PLBC

Eric Dickinson Democracy Officer Burnley

Item No. Issue

15. Welcome and Apologies

The Chair, Councillor Maureen Bateson, welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies for absence were received from Brian Bailey.

16. Minutes of the last meeting

The Minutes of the last meeting held on 2nd September 2014 were agreed as a correct record.

17. Budget and Income Monitoring

PURPOSE To provide the Joint Committee with Pennine Lancashire Building Control’s 2014/15 fee income monitoring information up to September 2014.

REASON FOR DECISION

To ensure that the Joint Committee is kept fully informed of Pennine Lancashire Building Control’s budget position,income targets and financial performance.

DECISION (1) That the Pennine Lancashire Building Control 2014/15 fee income monitoring information up to September 2014 be noted;and

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(2) That there be no change in fees and charges from 1st January 2015, subject to any review in the future, except that the demolition charge per deposited section 80 notice be amended to £180 and which is not subject to VAT.

18. Performance Monitoring

PURPOSE

To provide the Joint Committee with performance monitoring information updated to include the period August -September 2014.

REASON FOR DECISION

To ensure that the Joint Committee is kept fully informed of Pennine Lancashire Building Control’s operational performance against the targets set out in the Business Plan and the Policy and Procedures Manual.

DECISION

That the performance monitoring data provided be noted.

19. Date of Future Meetings 2014/15

DECISION

That the dates for future meeting of Pennine Lancashire Building Control Joint Committee during 2014/15 be on the following dates; 27th January 2015 (Blackburn) 16th June 2015 (Burnley)

ITEM NO

DATE 27th January 2015

PORTFOLIO Pennine Lancashire Building Control

REPORT AUTHOR Nick Bargh

TEL NO 01254 505024

EMAIL [email protected]

Pennine Lancs. BC - Fee Income monitoring 2014/15

PURPOSE

1.

To provide the Joint Committee with Pennine Lancs. Building Control fee income monitoring information for the financial period ended 31st December 2014.

RECOMMENDATION

2. That the Joint Committee notes the Pennine Lancs. Building Control fee income monitoring

information for the financial period ended 31st December 2014.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION

3. To ensure the Joint Committee is kept fully informed of Pennine Lancashire Building

Control’s budget position, income targets and performance.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

4. Appendix A - fee income monitoring shows a Q3. period total of £87k resulting in £296k

income achieved at the 2014 year end, which is £41k below the Original 2014/15 Budget figure (£337k) and £26k lower than the £322k fee income received for the corresponding Q3 period in 2013/14. As previously reported, fees have now been recouped against the following on-going major schemes in both Blackburn (Cathedral Quarter) and Burnley (Prairie Sports Village). Out of the previously identified potential pipe-line projects the following schemes have now been realised further: Blackburn

1. Campbell Driver Partnership (CDP) scheme - Whalley New Road, Brownhill – mixed retail and residential development – on-site start registered and subsequent site fees now generated;

2. Former Royal Blackburn hospital site – new 3 storey 64-bed residential home for the

elderly – LABC Partnership scheme with Kirklees BC – full plans application now registered with each respective Local Authority;

3. Shadsworth Hub – 20no units and separate retail units/ community centre, Building Regulation “base” application registered with PLBC – further plans deposited with additional fees to be generated;

Burnley

1. Campbell Driver Partnership (CDP) scheme – On the Banks scheme - Banny’s drive thru’ restaurant facility – application now deposited and works commenced;

2. CDP/ Barnfield scheme – BCW, Bancroft Road, Burnley – industrial unit re-modelling and refurbishment - application now deposited and works commenced;

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS AND BUDGET PROVISION

5. In response to the down-turn in fee earning income, a further £10k reduction has been made

to the £400k fee earning 2014/15 income forecast reported in Q2 monitoring, resulting in a £390k revised fee earning 2014/15 income forecast for the year. Looking further ahead, the fee earning 2015/16 income forecast is £410k, which includes an estimated £20k increase in income arising from proposed increases in Building Regulation Charges with effect from 1st April 2015, as outlined elsewhere on the Agenda and contained within the PLBC 2015/16 budget papers.

POLICY IMPLICATIONS

6. None.

DETAILS OF CONSULTATION

7. Simon Ross, Finance Unit - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Stevan Snaith, Finance and Property Services - Burnley Borough Council Paul Gatrell - Head of Housing and Development - Burnley Borough Council Brian Bailey - Director of Regeneration - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council;

David Proctor – Head of Regeneration (Planning and Transport) – Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council;

BACKGROUND PAPERS

8. Pennine Lancashire Building Control budget working papers

FURTHER INFORMATION

PLEASE CONTACT: Nick Bargh 01254 - 505024

ALSO:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Original Latest Draft Original

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Budget Actual Projection Budget Budget

Month 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16

£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

April - 43,761 25,167 35,942 32,063 34,340 52,141 52,141 39,675 36,148

May - 26,944 32,788 41,820 53,489 38,881 32,008 32,008 39,250 35,761

June - 75,398 43,747 29,022 38,116 46,716 25,250 25,250 44,387 40,442

Q1 - 146,103 101,702 106,784 123,668 119,937 109,399 109,399 123,312 112,351

July - 57,857 41,189 35,790 38,521 43,475 38,470 38,470 44,449 40,498

August - 33,892 36,498 45,017 41,946 39,461 30,435 30,435 39,405 35,902

September 20,001 79,656 32,362 27,630 27,727 41,974 30,283 30,283 41,476 37,789

Q2 20,001 171,405 110,049 108,437 108,194 124,910 99,188 99,188 125,330 114,189

October 75,300 33,794 32,557 52,466 40,420 39,933 28,608 28,608 39,417 35,913

November 21,288 44,056 25,101 24,713 29,880 31,034 35,208 35,208 33,355 30,390

December 62,483 22,112 18,869 23,301 20,256 21,200 23,513 23,513 22,673 20,658

Q3 ####### ### 99,962 76,527 100,480 90,556 92,167 87,329 87,329 95,445 86,961

January 48,457 24,388 28,490 43,950 38,056 33,826 - 30,902 34,788 31,696

February 27,790 51,987 29,498 34,292 29,964 36,549 - 33,390 37,588 34,247

March 58,373 42,864 28,764 32,114 26,290 32,611 - 29,792 33,537 30,556

Q4 ####### ### 119,239 86,752 110,356 94,310 102,986 - 94,084 105,913 96,499

Total 313,692 536,709 375,030 426,057 416,728 440,000 295,916 390,000 450,000 410,000

Financial Period

April - December 179,072 417,470 288,278 315,701 322,418 337,014 295,916 295,916 344,087 313,501

January - March ####### ### 119,239 86,752 110,356 94,310 102,986 - 94,084 105,913 96,499

Total 313,692 536,709 375,030 426,057 416,728 440,000 295,916 390,000 450,000 410,000

Income Projection

April - December 295,916

January - March 87,901 106,898 90,434 Average 95,078

390,994

(say) 390,000

Year 6

Pennine Lancashire Building Control - Fee Income Monitoring

Year 7

APPENDIX A

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TEL NO 01254 505024


Performance Monitoring

PURPOSE

1.

To provide the Joint Committee with performance monitoring information updated to include period October 2014 – December 2014.

RECOMMENDATION

2. That the Joint Committee notes the performance monitoring data provided.


3. To ensure that the Joint Committee is kept fully informed of Pennine Lancashire’s Building

Control’s operational performance against the targets set out in the Business Plan and the Policy and Procedures Manual.


4. Performance monitoring takes place on a continuous basis and the subsequent data is

contained within Appendices 1-5. Appendix 1 – records operational team performance; Appendix 2 – highlights technical support team performance and, for the Q3. period, 5no. recognised tasks are recorded as excellent with the remaining 2no. performance indicators being rated as good overall, this is pleasing to report.

Appendix 3 – indicates a summary of Building Regulations applications received and, for Q3. 2014/15, PLBC registered 216no. submissions in comparison to the higher figure of 231no. for the previous Q3. 2013/14 period. The resultant 2014 calendar year end total sees 708no. applications registered, again a lower figure than the previous year 2013 return of 760no. applications but on a par with the 2012 year end number of 692no. applications. Looking towards the final Q4. period, it is therefore unlikely that PLBC will match or better the final number of applications received in 2013/14 (1067no.); Appendix 4 – site commencements for Q3. 2014/15 are recorded at 166no. giving a current 2014 calendar year end return of 560no. this is significantly lower than previous years’ recorded data – 701no. 2012 and 656no. 2013 respectively. Again, looking at past financial year end data, 2014/15 will unfortunately see PLBC experience a decline in volume of on-site construction activity as compared to previous years. Appendix 5 – contains data relating to private sector Approved Inspector (AI) activity within PLBC. Comparisons with previous years Q3. periods indicates a lower number of Initial Notices (IN) where deposited for 2014/15 (29no.) (39no. 2012/13, 43no. 2013/14). However, PLBC are still faced within an increase in calendar year- end AI deposits which has seen 2014 register 131no. IN (89no. 2012, 100no. 2013). A current AI market share of 16.79% was recorded as 2014 closed. Recent shared AI IN data with other neighbouring Local Authorities also indicates a similar upward trend in AI activity. As reported at the last committee meeting on the 4th November 2014, a further LABC Lancashire group marketing was to be planned and this has been developed further with a regional customer based marketing event scheduled to occur around March 2015 with a preferred location within the Preston area with good M6 motorway links. This event, aimed at further marketing and networking with Lancashire LABC clients (contractors and Architect/ agents), will be co-ordinated by national LABC representatives based on their own recent experiences with other similar NW events (Merseyside/ Manchester areas). It is hoped that this seminar will be the first of a series of similar Lancashire events to be held going forwards.


5. As a result of the down-turn in both on-site activity and incoming applications the latest

projection for 2014/15 PLBC Fee Income Monitoring has been set at £390k (Original Budget 2014/15 £440k).

POLICY IMPLICATIONS

6. None.


7. Paul Gatrell - Head of Housing and Development - Burnley Borough Council; Brian Bailey - Director of Regeneration - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council; David Proctor – Head of Regeneration (Planning and Transport) – Blackburn with Darwen

Borough Council;

BACKGROUND PAPERS

8. Business Plan 2011/14 & Building Control Policy and Procedures Manual 2011

FURTHER INFORMATION


ALSO:

APPENDIX I


Table 1. - Team performance (operational)

October, November & December 2014

Target Met Target Not Met

1.

Inspections requested before 10.00am visited same morning, requests notified by 12 noon visited same day.

2.

Plans deposited to be checked promptly, in all cases a check to be carried out and communication made with the applicant in less than 10 working days.

3.

Reports of dangerous structure to be attended to within the following time limits:

i) Out of working hours – within one hour

ii) During working hours – risk assessed as an emergency – within one hour

iii) During working hours – risk assessed as a non-emergency same day

4.

Reports of non- domestic buildings open to access being attended to within the following time limits:

i) Out of working hours – If risk assessed as an emergency within two hours, otherwise next day

ii) During working hours – If risk assessed as emergency within two hours, otherwise same day

APPENDIX 2

P.I. Target(working days)

Poor

5 or more

Good

2-4

Excellent

0-1

BOOKING IN OF NEW APPLICATIONS

To register all new applications onto the Database system within 3 working

days from being received by PLBC.

FORMAL DECISION

To register all decisions onto the Database system within 3 working days from

the plan checking surveyor signing off.

INVOICING

To request an account no. from the Debtors team following Site Surveyor

recording an application as commenced on the monthly Site Inspection

register, not required payment if any, create & send out invoice, update

database. Ensure transfers are placed on following month sheets.

COMPLETIONS

To carry out the Completion validation checks, if able complete and produce

a Completion Certificate. Ensure queries are followed up and deferred onto

next months sheets as necessary. Validation checks include: Final Inspection

fee paid and Part P Electrical notification or paperwork received.

SEARCHES

DEMOLITION SECTION 80

To record Demolition Section 80 notices within 5 working days being received

by PLBC. Recording consists of registering, issue a Section 81 notice and send

out letters to statutory undertakers.

DANGEROUS BUILDINGS

To record all new activity on the database regarding dangerous buildings

within 5 working days of the Site Sueveyor providing the information on a

Dangeorus Building Report Sheet to the TSOs. This may require creating a

new data record following up a report of a potentially dangerous structure or

a recent site inspection of a monitored property. May also require Invoicing

owners to recover any costs expended on making safe a property. Legal must

be notified via Part 1 & 2 memos to register as a land charge.

Key: TSOs - Technical Support Officers

NB. Due to the restrictions on extracting data from the existing Building Control database system, only manual audits are available and therefore a % sample of data is used from

the Blackburn team in agreement with the Audit team for auditing of Technical Performance Monitoring.

7 5 days

Met - 6/10. Report sheets not

being passed through to TSOs

promptly.

Issue reminder to Surveyors

regarding the need to pass

report sheets onto TSO to

ensure computer updated in

a timely manner.

None Required

6 5 days

Met - 0/3 applications were

processed within the 5

working day target.

None Required. The

delays were due to the cient

rather than ourselves, i.e.

pending receipt of

additional information.

5

LA/Con29 5

days.

.

.

EIRs

20 days

Met - 7/7 LA & Con29 searches

were processed within the

required 5 days.

Met - 3/3 EIR applications

were processed within the

target.

To process fee paying search lists 5 working days from receipt into PLBC to

supplying the completed response proformas to the Land Charges team. A

fee paying search maybe a Local Land Search from Solicitors or as a Con29

from private search companies. Search lists are received electronically

into the PLBC teams generic email address: [email protected] on

almost a daily basis. This email address is checked each morning and

afternoon. Requests made under the Freedom of Information or

Environmental Information Regulations legislations are subject to their own

legal timescales of 20 working days from receipt into the Council to response

being given.

None Required

4 Monthly


processed within the month of

notification, with Part P & fee

checks had been carried out,

as necessary.

None Required

3 Monthly


processed within the month of

notification.

None Required

2 3 days

Met - 7/10 decisions were

processed within 3 day target.

3/8 TSO hadn't signed & dated

so could no audit trail.

Issue reminder to TSOs

regarding the need to sign &

date to create audit trail.

1 3 days

Met - 10/10 applications input

within same or 1 day of

receipt. Very pleased.

PLBC Performance MonitoringReview Period: October, November & December 2014

Table 2 - Team Performance (Technical Support) Blackburn Office

Ref Task & Criteria

Level of Performance based on number of anomalys found in audit

Comment of Level of Performance Action Required

APPENDIX 3


Table 3. - Summary of Building Regulation Applications Received

(includes regularisation & demolition applications)

MONTH 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 2014/2015

APR 110 68 94 93 112

MAY 98 89 97 93 74

JUN 124 103 74 77 77

JUL 100 124 76 102 78*

AUG 81 90 84 83 78

SEP 107 73 77 81 73

OCT 73 89 82 87 96

NOV 84 64 59 85 62

DEC 54 62 49 59 58

JAN 80 64 74 103

FEB 94 70 76 98

MAR 135 77 80 106

TOTAL 1140 973 922 1067 708

*Typo, reported as 58 on Tues 9th

Sept 14

APPENDIX 4


Table 4. - Summary of Site Commencements

2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015

APR 99 61 51 67 83

MAY 55 78 102 87 39

JUN 160 158 84 70 79

JUL 118 112 82 74 58*

AUG 96 79 101 57 85

SEP 104 74 38 76 50

OCT 82 88 129 116 63

NOV 70 96 66 66 63

DEC 65 48 48 43 40

JAN 49 72 71 56

FEB 71 62 58 80

MAR 87 49 71 54

TOTAL 1,056 977 901 846 560

*Typo, reported as 78 on Tues 9th

Sept 14

APPENDIX 5


Table 5. - Summary of Schemes Notified as being

Subject to Private Sector Building Control

Notifications received

(excludes solar panel, regularisation & demolition applications)

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013 / 2014 2014 / 2015

Number of Initial Notices

Market Share % of Applications

Number of Initial Notices

Market Share % of Applications

APR 15 7 11 6 6.32% 20 15.75%

MAY 2 5 10 5 5.50% 20 21.28%

JUN 8 3 6 10 12.05% 12 14.81%

JUL 7 11 5 14 12.73% 14 16.27%

AUG 14 8 10 11 12.36% 21 22.83%

SEP* 22 7 8 11 12.79% 15 19.74%

OCT 10 13 20 21 20.79% 15 14.02%

NOV 5 12 15 10 11.11% 6 10.91%

DEC 4 5 4 12 19.67% 8 12.90%

JAN 5 3 10 4 3.88%

FEB 9 9 11 12 11.43%

MAR 7 10 11 21 22.05%

TOTAL 108 (8 .94%)

92 (8 .89%)

121 (11.6%)

137 12.08% 131 16.79%

Apr – Dec14 incl Bldg Reg Apps total 649 (excludes 39 Regularisations & 20 Demolitions)

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Budgets - 2014/15 to 2016/17

PURPOSE

1.

i) To provide the Joint Committee with Pennine Lancs BC Revised 2014/15 Budget and advise both BwD and Burnley of their partnership contributions. ii) To provide the Joint Committee with the Pennine Lancs BC Original 2015/16 Budget and advise both BwD and Burnley of their partnership contributions.

iii) To provide the Joint Committee with the Pennine Lancs BC Draft 2016/17 Budget and advise both BwD and Burnley of their estimated partnership contributions.

RECOMMENDATION

2. i) That the Joint Committee notes the PLBC Revised 2014/15 Budget outlined in

Appendix A and forecast partnership contributions of £177,561 and £97,727 for BwD and Burnley respectively. ii) That the Joint Committee notes the PLBC Original 2015/16 Budget outlined in Appendix A and forecast partnership contributions of £180,285 and £99,227 for BwD and Burnley respectively.

iii) That the Joint Committee notes the PLBC Draft 2016/17 Budget outlined in Appendix A and forecast partnership contributions of £186,032 and £102,389 for BwD and Burnley respectively.


i) To ensure the Joint Committee is kept fully informed of Pennine Lancashire Building

Control budget position for 2014/15 to 2016/17 and, details of partnership contributions in accordance with Schedule 2 (Financial arrangements) of the PLBC SLA, in order that each party may be notified of their estimated annual contribution for inclusion in their own budget setting process for the following financial years;


i) Appendix A – the Revised 2014/15 Budget shows a Net Deficit of £275k, as compared

to the Original 2014/15 Budget of £248k, a budget increase of £27k, arising mainly from a £55k reduction in income, £34k saving in Employees costs arising from vacant posts, £4k for increased premises costs, £7k savings in BwD Support services due to reduced salaries costs, £16k increased cost for third party payments to private contractors engaged with two major and on-going dangerous building incidents and a £6k contribution from the Building Control Reserve to meet the income shortfall on the 60% cost of Fee Earning work. However, this deficit figure is only £1k up from the 2013/14 net deficit figure of £274k.

Consequently, this has resulted in an anticipated increase for the 2014/15 partnership contributions, seeing BwD’s contribution rising to £178k from the Original Budget figure of £160k (Actual 2013/14 £177k), and Burnley’s contribution rising to £98k from the Original Budget figure of £88k (Actual 2013/14 £97k) ii) Appendix A – the Original 2015/16 Budget shows a Net Deficit of £280k, as compared to the Original 2014/15 budget of £249k, a budget increase of £31k, arising mainly from a £40k reduction in income, even after allowing for £20k additional income from the proposed increase in fees and charges from 1st April 2015, £18k saving in Employees costs arising from staff restructuring proposals, £5k for increased premises costs, £5k savings in BwD Support services due to reduced salaries costs and £6k increased cost for third party payments to private contractors for dangerous building incidents. Consequently, this has resulted in an anticipated increase for the 2015/16 partnership contributions, seeing BwD’s contribution rising to £180k from the Revised 2014/15 Budget figure of £178k (Actual 2013/14 £177k), and Burnley’s contribution rising to £99k from the Revised 2014/15 Budget figure of £98k (Actual 2013/14 £97k) iii) Appendix B – this shows a Building Control Reserve balance of £93k as at the 31st March 2014, and a forecast balance in the Building Control Reserve of £83k as at the 31st March 2017, after allowing for an £8k transfer from the Reserve in 2014/15 to meet the income shortfall on the 60% cost of Fee Earning work, subject to income and expenditure targets being met. The SLA Building Control Reserve policy sets a minimum balance of £65k to remain in the Reserve, in order to provide the PLBC with a financial cushion and more business certainty should income levels drop below existing levels in future years.


5. The Building Control Reserve fund, if income and expenditure projections are achieved,

should see a balance of approximately £86k at the end of 2015/16. A further business case is being prepared to hopefully allow some of this Reserve to be used, subject to Joint Committee approval, to fund the procurement of a new IT system, in order to make operational improvements in delivery of the Building Control service from both office bases in Blackburn and Burnley. Improvements in this area have seen operational site staff being supplied with smart phones to enable better and efficient remote working experiences.

Both BwD and Burnley have made sufficient provision in their 2015/16 budgets to meet the recommended 2015/16 partnership contributions of £180k and £99k respectively.

POLICY IMPLICATIONS

6. None.


7. Simon Ross, Finance Unit - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Stevan Snaith, Finance and Property Services - Burnley Borough Council

Paul Gatrell - Head of Housing and Development - Burnley Borough Council

Brian Bailey - Director of Regeneration - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council;

David Proctor – Head of Regeneration (Planning and Transport) – Blackburn with Darwen

Borough Council;

BACKGROUND PAPERS

8. Pennine Lancashire Building Control budget working papers.

FURTHER INFORMATION


ALSO:

APPENDIX A

Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 8

Original Revised Draft Original Draft

Actual Actual Actual Actual Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 2016/17

£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

Expenditure

Employees 542,176 505,224 482,511 476,904 495,163 461,485 502,533 477,205 492,504

Premises related expenditure 26,939 30,300 24,210 20,180 20,000 24,225 21,000 25,000 26,000

Transport related expenditure 30,100 27,563 24,535 23,576 25,000 23,000 26,000 24,000 25,000

Supplies & Services 54,695 34,618 38,130 44,896 47,750 45,750 49,100 49,100 50,600

Third party payments - Private Contractors 10,257 9,750 15,645 15,302 14,000 30,000 15,000 20,000 20,000

Third party payments - Burnley 27,115 26,936 19,079 20,431 21,700 24,620 22,385 22,400 22,860

Support services - BwD 147,742 89,107 82,285 83,636 86,341 79,140 87,613 81,074 84,088

839,024 723,498 686,395 684,925 709,954 688,220 723,631 698,779 721,052

Income

Fee Earning Income

Partnership Income (542,685) (376,177) (426,057) (416,728) (440,000) (390,000) (450,000) (410,000) (420,000)

Work-in-Progress income - See Note 1 (100,423) - - - - - - - -

(643,108) (376,177) (426,057) (416,728) (440,000) (390,000) (450,000) (410,000) (420,000)

Other Income (13,195) (8,703) (21,515) (8,461) (20,000) (15,000) (20,000) (10,000) (10,000)

(656,303) (384,880) (447,572) (425,189) (460,000) (405,000) (470,000) (420,000) (430,000)

Net Expenditure 182,721 338,618 238,823 259,736 249,954 283,220 253,631 278,779 291,052

Transfer To / (From) Building Control Reserve 79,277 (45,848) 45,559 14,234 (1,470) (7,932) (360) 733 (2,631)

Total Net Deficit 261,998 292,770 284,382 273,970 248,484 275,288 253,271 279,512 288,421

Financed By :

Blackburn with Darwen (64.5%)

Partnership Contribution 164,394 188,837 183,426 176,711 160,272 177,561 163,360 180,285 186,032

Additional contribution - Pension Strain - See Note 2 7,124 - - - - - - - -

171,518 188,837 183,426 176,711 160,272 177,561 163,360 180,285 186,032

Burnley (35.5%) 90,480 103,933 100,956 97,259 88,212 97,727 89,911 99,227 102,389

261,998 292,770 284,382 273,970 248,484 275,288 253,271 279,512 288,421

Note 1 - Fee Earning Income

Actual 2010/11 includes £100,423 in respect of building control income received in advance by Burnley BC, which relates to work that will be undertaken and completed by

Pennine Lancs Building Control.

Note 2 - Blackburn with Darwen contribution

Additional contribution to fund the Pension Strain costs associated with the flexible retirement of a building control officer.

Budget Assumptions

1. Expenditure projections include all known contractual commitments and forecast price increases.

2. Staffing restructure with effect from 01/08/15, to include the appointment of a Trainee/Assisistant, establishment of a Principal Building Surveyor's post, deletion of a Senior

Building Control Surveyor's post and establishment of a Group Area Building Surveyor's post.

3. Salaries are based on the staffing establishment required to run the Pennine Lancs. Building Control Service, and includes contractual increases for salary increments and

2.20% pay award with effect from 1st January 2015 and estimated 1.5% pay award in 2016/17.

4. The cost of Employer's Superannuation is now split between the pension cost of current employees (Primary rate) and pension cost of former employees (Secondary rate)

which has been estimated for 2015/16 at 12.40% and 7.08% for the Primary and Secondary rate respectively.

5. BwD provides all Support Services, with the exception of Burnley IT costs.6. Burnley is currently paid an accommodation fee, in order to maintain a local Building Control presence.7. BwD's contribution for providing Support services is calculated at 22% of salaries, subject to a minimum salaries expenditure level of £315k.8. Expenditure is split 60:40 between Fee Earning and Non-Fee earning work.9. Fee income includes the proposed increase in charges with effect from 1st April 2015.

10.The minimum balance to remain in the Building Control Reserve at any one time is £65k.

Pennine Lancs BC - Budget Summary

Year 6 Year 7

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APPENDIX B

Net Transfer

Total Fee Earning Fee Earning Fee Earning Fee Earning Other (To) / From Cumulative

Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure Income Income Income Reserve Balance

£ % £ £ £ £ £ £

2009/10 Actual 508,802 63% 321,963 (321,963) - - - -

2010/11 Actual 839,024 69% 577,026 (656,303) (79,277) - (79,277) (79,277)

2011/12 Actual 723,498 60% 430,728 (384,880) 45,848 - 45,848 (33,429)

2012/13 Actual 686,395 60% 411,837 (447,572) (35,735) (9,824) (45,559) (78,988)

2013/14 Actual 684,925 60% 410,955 (425,189) (14,234) - (14,234) (93,222)

3,442,644 2,152,509 (2,235,907) (83,398) (9,824) (93,222)

2014/15 Estimate 688,220 60% 412,932 (405,000) 7,932 - 7,932 (85,290)

2015/16 Estimate 698,779 60% 419,267 (420,000) (733) - (733) (86,023)

2016/17 Estimate 721,052 60% 432,631 (430,000) 2,631 - 2,631 (83,392)

5,550,695 3,417,339 (3,490,907) (73,568) (9,824) (83,392)

Pennine Lancs BC - Building Control Reserve

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ITEM NO





TEL NO 01254 505024


Building Regulation Charges

PURPOSE

1.

To review the Scheme of Building Regulation charges.

RECOMMENDATION

2. That the Joint Committee adopts the Scheme of Building Regulation Charges set out in

Appendix A, with a commencement date of 1st April 2015 (in future years the Scheme of Building Regulation Charges will be reviewed annually and in accordance with each Partner Authorities timetable for reviewing Fees and Charges)

3. That the Head of Building Control be authorised, in consultation with the relevant Head of Service in each Partner authority, to determine any new Building Regulation charges or agree changes to existing Building Regulation charges in advance of the annual review date.


4. To meet the Joint Committee’s statutory responsibility under the Scheme of Building

Regulation charges.


5. The last significant change to the current Scheme of Building Regulation Charges occurred

in May 2011, following changes to VAT and the introduction of further increases on Building Notice charges. In subsequent years it was felt that an increase in Building Regulation Charges was not merited due to income streams being quite healthy and, which, in turn, adequately covered the cost of Fee earning work. Charges were also broadly in line with other neighbouring Local Authorities. However, following recent down-turns in income levels and the need to ensure the cost of Fee earning work is sufficiently covered by Fee income in future years a proposed increase in PLBC charges is deemed necessary. This will also ensure that Building Regulation Charges are in line with neighbouring Local Authorities, see Appendix B – benchmarking

data. Major points of note contained within Appendix A proposed fee charge schedules are;

A generic increase 7% is incorporated covering the majority of the schedules but there are variations to certain categories;

Table A - housing plot numbers reduced to 6-10 units;

Table A - Building Notices charges included for housing units; Table B – the introduction of a separate category and revised charge created for

conversion of an attached garage into a habitable room;

Table C - replacement windows charges have been increased by10%;

Table C – the introduction of a separate category and revised charge created combustion appliance installation;

Table E – a 2% increase is added to estimated costs of work ranges up to £5k; A Regularisation charge will be subject to a minimum charge of 150% of the

associated net charge; Supplementary notes to tables have been up-dated;


6. The proposed increase in 2015/16 Building Regulation Charges is expected to generate a

further £20k income above the 2014/15 Fee earning income forecast of £390k, and should ensure that the 60% cost of Fee earning work is fully matched by the £410k Fee earning income forecast contained within the PLBC 2015/16 budget papers.

POLICY IMPLICATIONS

7 None.


8. Simon Ross, Finance Unit - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Stevan Snaith, Finance Unit - Burnley Borough Council Paul Gatrell - Head of Housing and Development - Burnley Borough Council Brian Bailey - Director of Regeneration - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council; David Proctor – Head of Regeneration (Planning and Transport) – Blackburn with Darwen

Borough Council

BACKGROUND PAPERS

9. None.

FURTHER INFORMATION


ALSO:

APPENDIX A

Scheme for the Recovery of Building Regulation Charges and Associated Matters

For

Pennine Lancashire Building Control (Pennine Lancashire Building Control service is managed and controlled by Blackburn

with Darwen and Burnley Borough Councils)

To Be Read In Conjunction With The Building [Local Authority Charges] Regulations 2010

Date this Scheme came into effect: 1st April 2015

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Scheme for the Recovery of Building Regulation Charges

Definitions The following definitions apply to this charging scheme and should be read in conjunction with the other clauses and tables which constitute the charging scheme: ‘building’ means any permanent or temporary building, but not any other kind of structure or erection, and a reference to a building includes a reference to part of a building. ‘building notice’ means a notice given in accordance with Regulations 12(2)(a)and 13 of the Building Regulations 2010. ‘building work’ means: (a) the erection or extension of a building; (b) the provision or extension of a controlled service or fitting in or in connection with a

building; (c) the material alteration of a building, or a controlled service or fitting; (d) work required by building regulation 6 (requirements relating to material change of use); (e) the insertion of insulating material into the cavity wall of a building; (f) work involving the underpinning of a building; (g) work required by building regulation 23 (requirements relating to thermal elements); (h) work required by building regulation 22 (requirements relating to a change of energy

status); (i) work required by building regulation 28 (consequential improvements to energy

performance); ‘chargeable function’ means a function relating to the following –

(a) the passing or rejection of plans of proposed building work which has been deposited with the council in accordance with section 16 of the Building Act 1984 (as amended).

(b) the inspection of building work for which plans have been deposited with the council in accordance with the Building Regulation 2010 and with section 16 of the Building Act 1984 (as amended)

(c) the consideration of a building notice which has been given to the council in accordance with the Building Regulations 2010

(d) the consideration of building work reverting to the council under the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010

(e) the consideration of a regularisation application submitted to the council under regulation 18 of the Building Regulations 2010.

‘cost’ does not include any professional fees paid to an architect, quantity surveyor or any other person. ‘disabled person’ means a person who is within any of the descriptions of persons to whom Section 29(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as extended by virtue of Section 8(2) of the Mental Health Act 1959, applied but disregarding the amendments made by paragraph 11 of

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Schedule 13 to the Children Act 1989. The words in section 8(2) of the Mental Health Act 1959 which extend the meaning of disabled person in section 29(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948, are prospectively repealed by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, section 66(2), Schedule 10, as from a day to be appointed ‘dwelling’ includes a dwelling-house and a flat. ‘dwelling-house’ does not include a flat or a building containing a flat. ‘flat’ means a separate and self-contained premises constructed or adapted for use for residential purposes and forming part of a building from some other part of which it is divided horizontally. ‘floor area of a building or extension’ is the total floor area of all the storeys which comprise that building. It is calculated by reference to the finished internal faces of the walls enclosing the area, or, if at any point there is no enclosing wall, by reference to the outermost edge of the floor. ‘Individually determined charge’ A charge that has been compiled using factors and details specific to the particular project, as outlined in Regulation 7 of the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 ‘relevant person’ means:

(a) in relation to a plan charge, inspection charge, reversion charge or building notice charge, the person who carries out the building work or on whose behalf the building work is carried out;

(b) in relation to a regularisation charge, the owner of the building; and (c) in relation to chargeable advice, any person requesting advice for which a charge may

be made pursuant to the definition of ‘chargeable advice’ ‘Risk based inspection’ an inspection of a stage of building work based on an assessment of the risk of breach of the Building Regulations if an inspection is not carried out of the work as defined in Regulation 16 of The Building Regulations 2010 as amended.

Principles of this Scheme The set charges or method of establishing the charge have been established in this scheme for the functions prescribed in the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 (referred to as the chargeable functions), namely:

A plan charge, payable when plans of the building work are deposited with the Local Authority.

An inspection charge, payable on demand after the authority carry out the first inspection in respect of which the charge is payable.

A building notice charge, payable when the building notice is given to the authority,

A reversion charge, payable for building work in relation to a building: -

1. Which has been substantially completed before plans are first deposited with the

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Authority in accordance with Regulation 20(2)(a)(i) of the Approved Inspectors Regulations, or

2. In respect of which plans for further building work have been deposited with the

Authority in accordance with Regulation 20(3) of the Approved Inspectors Regulations, on the first occasion on which those plans are or have been deposited.

A regularisation charge, payable at the time of the application to the authority in accordance with Regulation 21 of the Building Regulations.

Chargeable advice, Local Authorities can make a charge for giving advice in anticipation of the future exercise of their chargeable functions (i.e. before an application or notice is received for a particular case), which is payable after the first hour of advice, on demand after the authority has given notice required by Regulation 7(7) of the Building (Local Authority) Charges Regulations 2010 (i.e. the charge has been confirmed in writing following an individual determination). This charge will be discounted from a subsequent application or notice received for the work in question where the Building Control Manager considers it applicable. The above charges are payable by the relevant person (see page 3 for definition). Any charge which is payable to the authority may, in a particular case, and with the

agreement of the authority, be paid by installments of such amounts payable on such dates as may be specified by the authority. If the applicant and an authority are agreeable, an inspection charge can be fully or partly paid up front with the plans charge.

The charge for providing a chargeable function or chargeable advice is based on the

principle of achieving full cost recovery. The charges will be calculated by using the Council officers’ average hourly rate stated in the charging scheme, multiplied by the time taken to carry out the functions/advice, taking the following factors into account, as applicable, in estimating the time required by officers to carry out the function/advice:

1. The existing use of a building, or the proposed use of the building after completion of

the building work;

2. The different kinds of building work described in Regulation 3(1)(a) to (i) of the Building Regulations;

3. The floor area of the building or extension;

4. The nature of the design of the building work and whether innovative or high risk construction techniques are to be used;

5. The estimated duration of the building work and the anticipated number of inspections to be carried out;

6. The estimated cost of the building work;

7. Whether a person who intends to carry out part of the building work is a person mentioned in Regulation 12(6) or 20 of the Building Regulations (i.e. related to competent person/self-certification schemes);

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8. Whether in respect of the building work a notification will be made in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Building Regulations (i.e. where design details approved by Robust Details Ltd have been used);

9. Whether an application or building notice is in respect of two or more buildings or

building works all of which are substantially the same as each other;

10. Whether an application or building notice is in respect of building work, which is substantially the same as building work in respect of which plans have previously been deposited or building works inspected by the same local authority;

11. Whether chargeable advice has been given which is likely to result in less time being taken by a local authority to perform that function;

12. Whether it is necessary to engage and incur the costs of a consultant to provide specialist advice in relation to a particular aspect of the building work.

Principles of the scheme in respect of the erection of buildings, garages, carports and extensions Where the charge relates to the erection of a building(s), dwelling(s), garage(s), or carport(s)

the charge will be in line with the appended tables based on either a standard charge or an individually determined charge whichever is applicable.

Where the charge relates to an erection of a dwelling the charge includes for the provision of a detached or attached domestic garage or carport provided it is constructed at the same time as the dwelling.

Where any building work comprises or includes the erection of one or more extensions to a building, the charge will be in line with the appended tables based on either a standard charge or an individually determined charge whichever is applicable.

Where any building work comprises or includes alterations as well as extension(s) to a building, the charge will be in line with the appended tables based on either a standard charge or an individually determined charge, whichever is applicable.

Where any building work comprises or includes the erection of more than one extension to a building, the total floor areas of all such extensions shall be aggregated to determine the relevant charge payable, providing that the building work for all aggregated extensions is carried out at the same time.

Principles of the scheme in respect of the alteration of a building, or controlled service or fitting, and the change of use of existing buildings Where any building work comprises such work the charge will be in line with the appended tables based on either a standard charge or an individually determined charge whichever is applicable.

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Principle of the scheme in respect of the Regularisation of building work Where there is a request to regularise any building work, the fee will be individually

determined subject to a minimum charge of 150% of the net charge associated with the scope of work(s) executed.

Principle of the scheme in respect of the reversion of building work to the local authority

Where work is reverted to the local authority, the fee will be individually determined, taking into account risk based inspections.

Exemption from charges The Authority has not fixed by means of its scheme, nor intends to recover a charge in relation to an existing dwelling that is, or is to be, occupied by a disabled person as a permanent residence; and where the whole of the building work in question is solely-

(a) for the purpose of providing means of access for the disabled person by way of entrance or exit to or from the dwelling or any part of it, or

(b) for the purpose of providing accommodation or facilities designed to secure the greater health, safety, welfare or convenience of the disabled person.

The council has not fixed by means of its scheme, nor intends to recover a charge for the purpose of providing accommodation or facilities designed to secure the greater health, safety, welfare or convenience of a disabled person in relation to an existing dwelling, which is, or is to be, occupied by that disabled person as a permanent residence where such work consists of-

(a) the adaptation or extension of existing accommodation or an existing facility or the provision of alternative accommodation or an alternative facility where the existing accommodation or facility could not be used by the disabled person or could be used by the disabled person only with assistance; or

(b) the provision of extension of a room which is or will be used solely-

(i) for the carrying out for the benefit of the disabled person of medical treatment which cannot reasonably be carried out in any other room in the dwelling, or

(ii) for the storage of medical equipment for the use of the disabled person, or (iii) to provide sleeping accommodation for a carer where the disabled person requires 24-hour care.

The council has not fixed by means of its scheme, nor intends to recover a charge in relation to an existing building to which members of the public are admitted (whether on payment or otherwise); and where the whole of the building work in question is solely-

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(a) for the purpose of providing means of access for disabled persons by way of

entrance or exit to or from the building or any part of it; or (b) for the provision of facilities designed to secure the greater health, safety, welfare or

disabled persons. Note: ‘disabled person’ means a person who is within any of the descriptions of persons to whom

Section 29(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as extended by virtue of Section 8(2) of the Mental Health Act 1959, applied but disregarding the amendments made by paragraph 11 of Schedule 13 to the Children Act 1989. The words in section 8(2) of the Mental Health Act 1959 which extend the meaning of disabled person in section 29(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948, are prospectively repealed by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, section 66(2), Schedule 10, as from a day to be appointed

Information required to determine charges If the authority requires additional information to enable it to determine the correct charge the authority can request the information under the provisions of regulation 9 of The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulation 2010. The standard information required for all applications is detailed on the authority’s Building Regulation application forms. This includes the existing and proposed use of the building and a description of the building work. Any or all of the following information may be taken into account when determining the relevant charge –

The floor area of the building or extension

The estimated duration of the building work and the sequence of construction.

The use of competent persons or Robust Details Ltd.

The relevant skills of the builder or other members of the design team.

The nature of the design of the building work and whether innovative or high-risk construction is to be used.

Local ground conditions, or evidence of contaminated land/radon/ground gas issues

The estimated cost of the building work. If this is used as one of the factors in establishing a charge the ‘estimate’ is required to be such reasonable amount as would be charged by a person in business to carry out such building work (excluding the amount of any value added tax chargeable).

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Establishing the Charge The authority has established standard charges using the principles contained within the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 as amended. Standard charges are detailed in the following tables. In the tables below any reference to number of storeys includes each basement level as one storey and floor areas are cumulative. If the building work that you are undertaking is not listed as a standard charge within the appended tables it will be individually determined taking into account factors identified within this scheme under the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 and Building Regulation 2010 as amended. If the authority considers it necessary to engage and incur the costs of a consultant to provide specialist advice or services in relation to a particular aspect of building work, those costs shall also be included in setting the charge. When the charge is individually determined the authority shall calculate the charge by using the average hourly rate of officers’ time, multiplied by the estimated time taken to carry out their building regulation functions in relation to that particular piece of building work and taking into account the applicable factors listed in regulation 7(5) of the charges regulations. Individually determined charges will be confirmed in writing specifying the amount of the charge and the key factors that have been taken into account in determining the charge.

Other matters relating to calculation of charges

In calculating these charges, refunds or supplementary charges, an average officer hourly rate of £59.00 has been used.

Any charge payable to the authority shall be paid with an amount equal to any value added tax payable in respect of that charge.

Charges are not payable for the first hour when calculating an advice charge.

The authority accepts payment by instalment in respect of all building work where the total charge exceeds £10000. The authority on request will specify the amounts payable and dates on which installments are to be paid.

Reductions Reduced charges may be made in relation to both standard and/ or individually assessed charges when work, or the relevant part of the work, has been, or intends to be carried out by a person mentioned in regulation 12(6) or 43(4) of the Principal Regulations in respect of that part of the work, (i.e. competent person/self-certification schemes or other defined non-notifiable work).

The authority may make a reduction in an individually determined charge when chargeable advice has been given before receipt of an application or notice for proposed building work, which the Building Control Manager considers likely to result in less time being taken by the local authority to perform the chargeable function for that work.

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Where in accordance with Regulation 7(5) (j) of the charges regulations a Full Plans application is in respect of building work which is substantially the same as building work in respect of which plans have previously been deposited and rejected, a 100% reduction in the plan charge will be made for the first resubmission where the Council considers it appropriate. Thereafter all further resubmissions will be individually determined.

Refunds and additional charges If the basis on which either the standard and/ or ‘individually determined’ charge has been set or determined alters, the local authority will refund a proportionate amount of the original charge, or request an additional charge and provide a written statement setting out the basis of the refund/additional charge and also state how this has been calculated. In the calculation of refunds/additional charges no account shall be taken of the first hour of an officer’s time. Where an application is submitted and the work will no longer proceed, the following will apply at the discretion of the Council:-

Building Notice – an element of the fee will be retained which will be equal to the cost incurred by the authority, plus the cost of providing a refund. Please note that in this situation the application will be made invalid.

Full Plans – Where an application has been deposited and the application determined, there will not be any refund of the application charge. Any underpayment of an application charge will need to be paid to the authority.

Full Plans – Where an application has been deposited, but not determined, a partial refund may be offered if it is economic for the authority to do so. The authority will retain an amount equal to the time incurred in processing the application, including any refund costs it would incur. Please note that in this situation the application will be made invalid.

Full Plans – Where work has commenced on site, but stops due to unforeseen circumstances, the authority will require payment of an inspection fee invoice based on the actually number of inspections incurred.

Regularisation – Where work does not proceed, then there will be a partial refund of any amounts paid to the authority taking into account the time incurred by the authority, and any refund costs it would incur. Please note that in this situation the application will be made invalid.

A refund will not be offered where the key stages for inspection, as outlined in the local authority’s inspection plan have not been requested by the person carrying out the work.

Non-Payment of a Charge Your attention is drawn to Regulation 8(2) of the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010, which explains that plans are not treated as being deposited for the purposes of Section 16 of the Building Act or building notices given unless the Council has received the correct charge. In other words, relevant timescales do not start until the agreed payment has been made. The debt recovery team of the authority will also pursue any non-payment of a charge

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Complaints about Charges If you have a complaint about the determination of any charge you should initially write or e-mail your concern to the Councils web site www.penninelancsplace.org/buildingcontrol. Your complaint should set out clearly the issues of concern. The council has a comprehensive complaint handling process, if your complaint is not satisfactorily responded to by the officer concerned, details of how to resolve your complaint is available on request and can be viewed on the council’s web site: www.blackburn.gov.uk and www. burnley.gov.uk

Transitional Provisions The Council’s scheme for the recovery of charges in force up to (and including) the 9

th May 2011

Rev. 3rd November 2014 continues to apply in relation to building work for which plans were first deposited, a Building Notice given, a reversion charge becoming payable or a Regularisation application is made, between 9th May 2011 and 31st March 2015 (inclusive).

Standard Charges Standard charges includes works of drainage in connection with the erection or extension of a building or buildings, even where those works are commenced in advance of the plans for the building(s) being deposited. These standard 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 24 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 design and building work referred to in the standard charges tables, that they are undertaking. If not, the work may incur supplementary charges. If chargeable advice has been given in respect of any of the work detailed in these tables and this is likely to result in less time being taken by the authority then a reduction to the standard charge will be made. Plan and Inspection Charges

The plan charge and inspection charge are listed in the following tables. Building Notice Charge Charges for Building Notices are as set out in the tables, which are part of these charges.

Reversion Charge

These charges will be individually determined

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Regularisation Charge

These charges will be individually determined subject to a minimum charge of 150% of the net charge associated with the scope of building work(s) executed.

It should be noted that the level of charges mentioned in this paragraph only applies to current applications, for an application to be current the work must commence within a period of time not exceeding three years from the date the application was deposited.

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TABLE A - STANDARD CHARGES FOR NEW HOUSING

No of

Dwellings

Plan

Charge

Vat Total Inspect

Charge

Vat Total Building

Notice

Charge

Vat Total

1 176.94 35.39 212.33 466.97 93.39 560.36 560.36 112.07 672.43

2 241.84 48.37 290.21 646.58 129.32 775.90 775.90 155.18 931.08

3 318.50 63.70 382.20 821.23 164.25 985.48 985.48 197.10 1,182.58

4 395.18 79.04 474.22 948.81 189.76 1,138.57 1,138.57 227.71 1,366.28

5 477.77 95.55 573.32 1050.38 210.08 1,260.46 1,260.46 252.09 1,512.55

Note: 1 For 5 or more dwellings or if the floor area of a dwelling exceeds 300m² or flats over three

storeys, the charge will be individually determined.

2 All the above charges are on the basis that any controlled electrical work is carried out by a person who is a member of a registered Competent Person Scheme, if this is not the case an additional charge will apply based upon a basic inspection charge per dwelling of £187.25 including VAT (account will be given to repetitive work and a discount may be applied).

3 The amount of the plan charge is based on the number of dwellings contained in the application.

4 The inspection charge is based on the total units in the project.

5 Unless otherwise agreed, schemes exceeding one year in duration may be subject to an additional charge.

6 For larger building projects the Council may agree to fees being paid by instalments. Please contact your local Building Control office for further details.

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TABLE B - STANDARD CHARGES FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUILDINGS, EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS

Proposal Plan

Fee

VAT Total Insp.

Fee

VAT Total Building

Notice

Charge

VAT Total

1. CATEGORY 1. 2. Extensions to dwellings

Extension(s):- Internal floor area not

exceeding 10m2

304.95 60.99 365.94 Inc. Inc. Inc. 365.94 73.19 439.13

Internal floor area over 10m2 But not

exceeding 40m2

133.75 26.75 160.50 266.94 53.39 320.33 480.83 96.16 576.99

Internal floor are over 40m2 but not

exceeding 60m2

133.75 26.75 160.50 389.87 77.97 467.84 628.34 125.67 754.01

Internal floor are over 60m2 but not

exceeding 80m2

133.75 26.75 160.50 549.23 109.85 659.08 819.57 163.92 983.49

CATEGORY 2. Garages and Carports Erection or extension of a detached or

attached building or an extension to a

dwelling:

which consists of a garage, carport, or both, having a floor area not exceeding

40m2 in total and is intended to be

used in common with an existing building.

214.00 42.80 256.80 Inc. Inc. Inc. 256.80 51.36 308.16

Where the garage extension exceeds

a floor area of 40m2 but does not

exceed 60m2

304.95 60.99 365.94 Inc. Inc. Inc. 365.94 73.19 439.13

CATEGORY 2. Garages Conversions

The conversion of an attached domestic garage into a habitable room.

208.00 41.60 249.60 Inc. Inc. Inc. 249.60 49.92 299.52

CATEGORY 3. Loft Conversions and Dormers Formation of a room in a roof space,

including means of access thereto.

Fees for lofts greater than 40m2 are to

be based on the cost of work.

Without a dormer but not exceeding

40m2 in floor area*

304.95 60.99 365.94 Inc. Inc. Inc. 365.94 73.19 439.13

With a dormer but not exceeding 40m2

in floor area*

133.75 26.75 160.50 266.93 53.39 320.32 480.83 96.16 576.99

Note:

1 Floor area is the area measured at a height of 2 metres above floor level.

2 All the above charges are on the basis that any controlled electrical work is carried out by a person who is a member of a registered Competent Person Scheme, if this is not the case an additional charge will apply.


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TABLE C - STANDARD CHARGES FOR DOMESTIC ALTERATIONS

Proposal Plan

Fee

VAT Total Insp.

Fee

VAT Total Building

Notice

Charge

VAT Total

1. Installation of replacement

windows and doors in a dwelling where the number of windows / doors does not exceed 20.

59.58 11.92 71.50 Inc. Inc. Inc. 59.58 11.92 71.50

2. Underpinning with a cost not exceeding £30,000.

222.92 44.58 267.50 Inc. Inc. Inc. 222.92 44.58 267.50

3. Controlled Electrical work* to a single dwelling (not carried out in conjunction with work being undertaken that falls within Table B)

156.04 31.21 187.25 Inc. Inc. Inc. 156.04 31.21 187.25

4. Renovation of a thermal

element to a dwelling house or flat (including cavity wall insulation)

99.87 19.97 119.84 Inc. Inc. Inc. 99.87 19.97 119.84

5. Heating Appliance Installation* Where work relates to installation of a multi fuel heating appliance including associated flue liner/ chimney and hearth to which Part J applies, and to a single dwelling by a person not registered under a Government scheme, the following charges will be applied:

208.25 41.65 249.90 Inc. Inc. Inc. 208.25 41.65 249.90

Note: 1 *Not carried out and registered under by a Competent Person Scheme.


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TABLE D - OTHER NON DOMESTIC WORK: EXTENSIONS AND NEW BUILD & THERMAL IMPROVEMENTS

Category

of Work

Proposal Plan

Fee

VAT Total Insp.

Fee

VAT Total Building

Notice

Charge

VAT Total

1 Extension(s):- Internal floor area

not exceeding 10m2

304.95 60.99 365.94 Inc. Inc. Inc. n/a n/a n/a

2 Internal floor area over 10m2 But

not exceeding 40m2

133.75 26.75 160.50 266.94 53.39 266.94 n/a n/a n/a

3 Internal floor are over 40m2 but not

exceeding 80m2

133.75 26.75 160.50 389.87 77.97 467.84 n/a n/a n/a

4

Renovation of thermal element

- cost up to £20,000* 160.50 32.10 192.60 Inc Inc. Inc. n/a n/a n/a

Note:

1 *Where cost exceeds £20,000 the charge is individually determined.


3 Floor area is the area measured at a height of 2 metres above floor level.

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TABLE E -

STANDARD CHARGES FOR ALL OTHER WORK NOT IN TABLES A, B, C & D (excludes individually determined charges)

Estimated Cost Building

From To Plan Fee VAT Total Insp. Fee VAT Total

Notice

Charge VAT Total

0 1,000 95.20 19.04 114.24 Inc. Inc. Inc. 114.20 22.84 137.04

1,001 2,000 174.25 34.85 209.10 Inc. Inc. Inc. 209.10 41.82 250.92

2,001 5,000 208.25 41.65 249.90 Inc. Inc. Inc. 249.90 49.98 299.88

5,001 7,000 223.12 44.63 267.75 Inc. Inc. Inc. 267.75 53.55 321.30

7,001 10,000 236.25 47.25 283.50 Inc. Inc. Inc. 283.50 56.70 340.20

10,001 20,000 76.12 15.23 91.35 236.25 47.25 283.50 374.85 74.97 449.82

20,001 30,000 89.25 17.85 107.10 315.00 63.00 378.00 485.10 97.02 582.12

30,001 40,000 112.87 22.58 135.45 367.50 73.50 441.00 576.45 115.29 691.74

40,001 50,000 141.75 28.35 170.10 425.25 85.05 510.30 680.40 136.08 816.48

50,001 75,000 174.30 34.86 209.16 523.95 104.95 628.74 837.90 167.58 1,005.48

75,001 100,000 223.12 44.63 267.75 669.37 133.88 803.25 1,071.00 214.20 1,285.20

Note:

1 *Where cost exceeds £100,000 the charge is individually determined.


3 In respect of domestic work the above charges are on the basis that any controlled electrical work is carried out by a person who is a member of a registered Competent Person Scheme, if this is not the case an additional charge will apply.

TABLE F - DEMOLITION CHARGE

(excludes individually determined charges)

Category of

Work

Proposal VAT Exempt

Total

1 Application to demolish existing property under Section 80 of the Building Act 1984 & issuing the counter notice under Section 81 of the Building Act 1984.

£180.00

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Fees Fees Fees Fees Fees

exc Vat exc Vat Increase exc Vat Increase exc Vat Increase exc Vat Increase

£ £ % £ % £ % £ %

BUILDING REGULATION FEES

TABLE A - STANDARD CHARGES FOR NEW HOUSES

Plan Charge

No. of Dwellings

1 165.37 175.00 6% 187.50 13% 200.00 21% 165.37 0%

2 226.02 240.00 6% 258.33 14% 300.00 33% 226.02 0%

3 297.67 312.50 5% 325.00 9% 312.50 5% 297.67 0%

4 369.34 390.00 6% 416.67 13% 400.00 8% 369.34 0%

5 446.51 470.00 5% 491.67 10% 475.00 6% 446.51 0%

6 523.69 550.00 5% 545.00 4% 530.00 1% 523.69 0%

7 545.74 575.00 5% 600.00 10% 580.00 6% 545.74 0%

8 567.80 600.00 6% 629.17 11% 610.00 7% 567.80 0%

9 589.84 620.00 5% 658.33 12% 630.00 7% 589.84 0%

10 595.36 625.00 5% 675.00 13% 650.00 9% 595.36 0%

Inspection Charge

No. of Dwellings

1 436.42 450.00 3% 450.00 3% 500.00 15% 436.42 0%

2 604.29 635.00 5% 633.33 5% 700.00 16% 604.29 0%

3 767.51 805.00 5% 825.00 7% 800.00 4% 767.51 0%

4 886.74 930.00 5% 975.00 10% 950.00 7% 886.74 0%

5 981.67 1,100.00 12% 1,133.33 15% 1,000.00 2% 981.67 0%

6 1,103.21 1,160.00 5% 1,291.67 17% 1,170.00 6% 1,103.21 0%

7 1,178.47 1,240.00 5% 1,441.67 22% 1,300.00 10% 1,178.47 0%

8 1,374.09 1,445.00 5% 1,600.00 16% 1,450.00 6% 1,374.09 0%

9 1,569.74 1,650.00 5% 1,745.83 11% 1,700.00 8% 1,569.74 0%

10 1,783.90 1,875.00 5% 1,904.17 7% 1,880.00 5% 1,783.90 0%

Building Notice Charge

No. of Dwellings

1 722.15 760.00 5% 765.00 6% 800.00 11% 601.79 -17%

2 996.37 1,050.00 5% 1,070.00 7% 1,100.00 10% 830.31 -17%

3 1,278.22 1,350.00 6% 1,380.00 8% 1,335.00 4% 1,065.18 -17%

4 1,507.30 1,585.00 5% 1,670.00 11% 1,500.00 0% 1,256.08 -17%

5 1,713.82 1,800.00 5% 1,950.00 14% 1,713.86 0% 1,428.18 -17%

6 1,952.28 2,050.00 5% 2,204.00 13% 1,952.28 0% 1,626.90 -17%

7 2,069.05 2,175.00 5% 2,450.00 18% 2,141.05 3% 1,724.21 -17%

8 2,330.27 2,450.00 5% 2,675.00 15% 2,330.27 0% 1,941.89 -17%

9 2,591.50 2,725.00 5% 2,885.00 11% 2,591.50 0% 2,159.58 -17%

10 2,855.11 3,000.00 5% 3,095.00 8% 2,855.11 0% 2,379.26 -17%

Standard Charges for New Housing (floor areas between 301m2 and 700m2)

Single Dwelling with Floor Area between 301m2 and 500m2

Plan Fee - 210.00 - 200.00 200.00

Inspection Fee - 630.00 - 650.00 600.00

Building Notice Charge - 1,010.00 - 1,000.00 800.00

Single Dwelling with floor area between 501m2 and 700m2

Plan Fee - 220.00 - 200.00 200.00

Inspection Fee - 840.00 - 850.00 800.00

Building Notice Charge - 1,260.00 - 1,200.00 1,000.00

TABLE B - STANDARD CHARGES FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUILDINGS, EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS

1. Extension to dwellings

Plan Fee

Extension(s) - Internal floor area not exceeding 10m² (Inspection Fee included) 285.00 300.00 5% - - -

Extension(s) - Internal floor area not exceeding 6m² (Inspection fee included) - - 322.50 312.50 -

Extension(s) - Internal floor area not exceeding 5m² (Inspection fee included) - - - - 285.11

Internal floor area over 5m² but not exceeding 40m² - - - - 127.66

Internal floor area over 6m² but not exceeding 40m² - - - 166.67 -

Internal floor area over 10m² but not exceeding 40m² 125.00 135.00 8% - - -

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Internal floor area over 40m² but not exceeding 60m² 125.00 135.00 8% 166.67 33% 166.67 33% 127.66 2%

Internal floor area over 60m² but not exceeding 80m² 125.00 135.00 8% 187.50 50% 166.67 33% 127.66 2%

Inspection Fee


Internal floor area over 6m² but not exceeding 40m² - - 293.33 279.17 -


Internal floor area over 40m² but not exceeding 60m² 364.36 380.00 4% 414.17 14% 395.83 9% 361.70 -1%

Internal floor area over 60m² but not exceeding 80m² 513.30 540.00 5% 500.00 -3% 500.00 -3% 510.64 -1%


Extension(s) - Internal floor area not exceeding 10m² 342.00 360.00 5% - - -

Extension(s) - Internal floor area not exceeding 6m² - - 387.00 375.00 -

Extension(s) - Internal floor area not exceeding 5m² - - - - 285.11


Internal floor area over 6m² but not exceeding 40m² - - 552.00 535.00 -




2. Garages & Carports

Plan Fee (Inspection fee included)

Erection or extension of a detached or attached building or extension to a dwelling which consists

of a garage, carport, or both, having a floor area not exceeding 40m² in total & is intended to be used

in common with an existing building & the conversion of an attached garage into a habitable room. 200.00 210.00 5% 236.67 18% 229.17 15% 200.00 0%

Where the garage extension exceeds a floor area of 40m² but does not exceed 60m² 285.00 300.00 5% 322.50 13% 333.33 17% 285.11 0%


Erection or extension of a detached or attached building or extension to a dwelling which consists

of a garage, carport, or both, having a floor area not exceeding 40m² in total & is intended to be used

in common with an existing building & the conversion of an attached garage into a habitable room. 240.00 255.00 6% 284.00 18% 275.00 15% 200.00 -17%

Where the garage extension exceeds a floor area of 40m² but does not exceed 60m² 342.00 360.00 5% 387.00 13% 390.00 14% 285.11 -17%

3. Loft Conversions & Dormers

Formation of a room in a roofspace, including means of access thereto. Fees for lofts greater than 40m²

are to be based on the cost of the work (See Table E)

Plan Fee (Inspection fee included)

Without a dormer but not exceeding 40m² in floor area 285.00 300.00 5% 322.50 13% 312.50 10% 127.66 -55%

With a dormer but not exceeding 40m² in floor area 125.00 135.00 8% 166.67 33% 166.67 33% 127.66 2%

Inspection Fee

Without a dormer but not exceeding 40m² in floor area - - - - 246.81 -

With a dormer but not exceeding 40m² in floor area 249.47 260.00 4% 254.17 2% 250.00 0% 246.81 -1%


Without a dormer but not exceeding 40m² in floor area 342.00 360.00 5% 387.00 13% 375.00 10% 374.47 9%

With a dormer but not exceeding 40m² in floor area 449.37 475.00 6% 505.00 12% 490.00 9% 374.47 -17%

TABLE C - STANDARD CHARGES FOR DOMESTIC ALTERATIONS

1. Installation of replacement windows and doors in a dwelling where the number of windows / doors does

not exceed 20

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) 54.16 60.00 11% 62.50 15% 60.00 11% 85.11 57%

Building Notice Charge 54.16 60.00 11% 62.50 15% 60.00 11% 85.11 57%

2. Underpinning with a cost not exceeding £30,000



3. Controlled Electrical Work to a single dwelling (not carried out in conjunction with work being undertaken

that falls within Table B)



4. Renovation of a thermal element to a dwelling house or flat (including cavity wall insulation)

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) 93.33 90.00 -4% 94.58 1% 91.67 -2% 85.11 -9%Page 2

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Building Notice Charge 93.33 90.00 -4% 94.58 1% 91.67 -2% 85.11 -9%

5. Formation of en-suite bathroom or cloakroom facility

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - 180.00 185.00 200.00 170.21

Building Notice Charge - 215.00 185.00 200.00 170.21

6. Partial removal of chimney breast within a dwelling

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - 180.00 185.00 200.00 -

Building Notice Charge - 215.00 185.00 200.00 -

7 Complete removal of Chimney breasts

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - 215.00 - 200.00 -

Building Notice Charge - 260.00 - 200.00 -

8 Insertion of insulating material in a cavity of an existing property

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - 30.00 - 25.00 -

Building Notice Charge - 30.00 - 25.00 -

9 Forming of two existing dwellingsinto a single dwelling

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - 180.00 185.00 - -

Building Notice Charge - 215.00 185.00 - -

10 Removal of wall and insertion of one or two steel beams up to 4m span

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - 180.00 185.00 200.00 -

Building Notice Charge - 215.00 185.00 200.00 -

11 Installation of a multi fuel appliance including associated flue liner and hearth to a single dwellingPlan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - - - 200.00 -

Building Notice Charge - - - 200.00 -

TABLE D - OTHER NON-DOMESTIC WORK - EXTENSIONS AND NEW BUILD & THERMAL IMPROVEMENTS

(Building Notices charges not applicable)

1. Extension(s) - Internal floor area not exceeding 10m²

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) 285.00 300.00 5% - - 285.00

2. Internal floor area not exceeding 6m²

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - - 322.50 312.50 -

3. Internal floor area over 6m² but not exceeding 40m2

Plan Fee - - 187.50 166.67 -

Inspection Fee - - 293.33 279.17 -

4 Internal floor area over 10m² but not exceeding 40m²

Plan Fee 125.00 135.00 8% - - 127.66

Inspection Fee 249.47 260.00 4% - - 246.81

5 Internal floor area over 40m² but not exceeding 80m²

Plan Fee 125.00 160.00 28% 187.50 50% 166.67 33% 127.66 2%

Inspection Fee 364.36 380.00 4% 414.17 14% 450.00 24% 404.26 11%

6 Renovation of thermal element - cost up to £20,000

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) 150.00 - - - -

7 Shop fit-out not exceeding a value of £50,000

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included) - 225.00 280.00 300.00 212.77

8 Replacement Windows

Plan Fee (Inspection Fee included)

not exceeding 10 windows - 90.00 103.33 104.17 -

between 11 and 20 windows - 180.00 180.60 191.67 -

TABLE E - STANDARD CHARGES FOR ALL OTHER WORK NOT IN TABLES A, B, C & D (excludes individually

determined charges)

Plan Fee

Estimated Cost

from £0 - £500 (Inspection Fee included) - 100.00 - - -

from £501 - £2,000 (Inspection Fee included) - 180.00 - - -

from £0 - £1,000 (Inspection Fee included) 93.33 - 0% 103.33 11% 108.33 16% 96.62 4%Page 3

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£ £ % £ % £ % £ %

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£1,001 - £2,000 (Inspection Fee included) 170.83 - 0% 185.00 8% 200.00 17% 185.00 8%

£2,001 - £5,000 (Inspection Fee included) 204.16 215.00 5% 223.33 9% 216.67 6% 223.33 9%

£1,001 - £5,000 (Inspection Fee included) - - - - 204.26



£10,001 - £20,000 72.50 80.00 10% 339.58 368% 329.17 354% 72.50 0%

£20,001 - £30,000 85.00 90.00 6% 170.83 101% 166.67 96% 85.00 0%

£30,001 - £40,000 107.50 115.00 7% 214.58 100% 208.33 94% 107.50 0%

£40,001 - £50,000 135.00 145.00 7% 256.25 90% 250.00 85% 135.00 0%

£50,001 - £75,000 166.00 175.00 5% 300.00 81% 291.67 76% 166.00 0%

£75,001 - £100,000 212.50 225.00 6% 345.83 63% 333.33 57% 212.50 0%

£100,001 - £150,000 - - - 375.00 -

Inspection Fee

Estimated Cost

£10,001 - £20,000 225.00 240.00 7% - - 225.00

£20,001 - £30,000 300.00 315.00 5% 250.00 -17% 275.00 -8% 300.00 0%

£30,001 - £40,000 350.00 370.00 6% 301.67 -14% 320.00 -9% 350.00 0%

£40,001 - £50,000 405.00 425.00 5% 345.83 -15% 385.00 -5% 405.00 0%

£50,001 - £75,000 499.00 525.00 5% 430.83 -14% 470.00 -6% 499.00 0%

£75,000 - £100,000 637.50 670.00 5% 558.33 -12% 583.33 -8% 637.50 0%

£100,001 - £150,000 - - - 666.67 -


Estimated Cost

from £0 - £500 - 120.00 - - -

from £501 - £2,000 - 215.00 - - -

from £0 - £1,000 112.00 - 124.00 11% 125.00 12% 93.62 -16%

£1,001 - £2,000 205.00 - 222.00 8% 220.00 7% - -100%

£2,001 - £5,000 245.00 260.00 6% 268.00 9% 260.00 6% - -100%

£1,001 - £5,000 - - - - 204.26

£5,001 - £7,000 255.00 270.00 6% 289.00 13% 280.00 10% 212.77 -17%

£7,001 - £10,000 270.00 290.00 7% 309.50 15% 320.00 19% 225.00 -17%

£10,001 - £20,000 357.00 375.00 5% 407.50 14% 395.00 11% 297.50 -17%

£20,001 - £30,000 462.00 485.00 5% 505.00 9% 480.00 4% 385.00 -17%

£30,001 - £40,000 549.00 580.00 6% 619.50 13% 549.00 0% 457.50 -17%

£40,001 - £50,000 648.00 680.00 5% 722.50 11% 670.00 3% 540.00 -17%

£50,001 - £75,000 798.00 840.00 5% 877.00 10% 820.00 3% 665.00 -17%

£75,000 - £100,000 1,020.00 1,075.00 5% 1,085.00 6% 1,020.00 0% 850.00 -17%

£100,001 - £150,000 - - - 1,200.00 -

TABLE F - DEMOLITION CHARGE

1. Application to demolish existing property under Section 80 of the Building Act 1984 & issuing the counter notice

under Section 81 of the Building Act 1984 180.00 - - - -

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