Regulation 11 Refunds and supplementary chargesI1

Where, for any reason other than that mentioned in paragraph (2), a local authority do not give notice of passing or rejection of plans within the period required by section 16 of the Act F1or do not give notice of the granting or rejection of an application F2for building control approval within the period required under the Principal Regulations F3or the period required under the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (as appropriate), they shall refund any plan charge paid.

The reason mentioned in this paragraph is the failure by the person by whom or on whose behalf the plans were deposited F4or an application F5for building control approval was made to supply the authority with information requested of the person by the authority a reasonable time before the date on which they reasonably required the information in order to comply with section 16 of the Act F6, the Principal Regulations, or the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (as appropriate).

Where, in relation to the determination of a charge under regulation 7—

the authority shall, subject to paragraph (5), make a refund of an amount equal to the charge attributable to work that was not required.

Where, in relation to a determination of a charge made under regulation 7—

the authority may, subject to paragraph (5), raise a supplementary charge in respect of the additional work.

A local authority may disregard one hour of an officer’s time in calculating the amount of the refund or, as the case may be, the supplementary charge.

In respect of plans which are deposited with a local authority under section 16 of the Act F7or an application F8for building control approval which is made to a local authority under the Principal Regulations F9or the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (as appropriate), the plan charge and inspection charge may be aggregated for the purpose of calculating any refund or supplementary charge.

Any payment of a refund or request for a supplementary charge shall be accompanied by a statement setting out the basis for the refund or supplementary charge and, in the case of the latter, a calculation of that charge.