# The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Amendments to the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010


(1) The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2—
(a) in the definition of “local authority” omit “1984”;
(b) in the definition of “relevant person”—
(i) remove the “and” at the end of paragraph (b);
(ii) after paragraph (b), insert—
“(ba) in relation to a higher-risk building regularisation charge, the owner of the building; and”.
(3) In regulation 5 (1)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) (ii), after “the Principal Regulations,” insert
“or
(iii) the granting or rejection of an application made to the local authority under regulation 4 or 12 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025,”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b) (ii), after “the Principal Regulations,” insert
“or
(iii) an application has been granted under regulation 7 or 15 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025,”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (e), insert—
“(ea) the consideration of an application under regulation 46 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 and the inspection of any building work to which that application relates (a “higher-risk building regularisation charge”);”.
(4) In regulation 7 (5) (ja), omit “for building control approval”.
(5) In regulation 8 (1)—
(a) for sub-paragraph (a), substitute—
“(a) any plan charge shall be payable when—
(i) in relation to plans of building work, the plans are deposited with the authority;
(ii) in relation to an application, the application is made to the authority;”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (e), insert—
“(ea) any higher-risk building regularisation charge shall be payable at the time of the application to the authority in accordance with regulation 46 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025;”.
(6) In regulation 8 (2)—
(a) omit “for building control approval”;
(b) after “are not” insert “, in the case of plans,”;
(c) after “or” in the third place it occurs, insert “, in the case of an application,”;
(d) after “Principal Regulations”, in the first place it occurs, insert “or the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (as appropriate)”.
(7) In regulation 8 (3) (b), omit “for building control approval”.
(8) In regulation 11—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) omit “for building control approval”;
(ii) after “the Principal Regulations” insert “or the period required under the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (as appropriate)”;
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) omit “for building control approval”;
(ii) for “or the Principal Regulations” substitute “, the Principal Regulations, or the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (as appropriate)”;
(c) in paragraph (6)—
(i) omit “for building control approval”;
(ii) after “the Principal Regulations” insert “or the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (as appropriate)”.
(9) In regulation 14 (1), for “Building Regulations 2010” substitute “Principal Regulations”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/112/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-etc-amendment-no-2-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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