# The Building (Amendment of Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/2079 · made 2 September 1992

These Regulations amend the Building (Prescribed Fees etc.) Regulations 1985 so as to increase the fees payable to a local authority by—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);approximately 50% in respect of the making of small extensions and alterations to domestic buildings (Schedule 2 to those Regulations).

Made under: Building Act 1984 (Section 1, Section 3, Section 16, Section 34, Section 35, Section 50, Section 126, Schedule 1 paragraph 2, Schedule 1 paragraph 5, Schedule 1 paragraph 10)

## Introductory text

BUILDING AND BUILDINGS
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:

## 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.
(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
”.
(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
”.
(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
”.

## 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
(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.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Sir George Young
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
2nd September 1992

## Explanatory note

(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).

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