{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-prescribed-fees-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/482",
  "legislation_title": "Building (Prescribed Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-prescribed-fees-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In Table 1, two or more dwellings shall be regarded as being of one type if they are identical in design or if they are so similar that a separate consideration of the plans of those dwellings is not necessary.\n(2) The reference in the heading to column (1) of Tables 2 and 3 is a reference to the total number of dwellings in the building or buildings.\nTable 1 to Schedule 1 – Regulation 5\nDwelling type plan fee\nNumber of dwelling plan types\n(1)\nDwelling type plan fee (£)\n(effective beginning with 1st April 2022)\n(2)\n(effective beginning with 1st April 2023)\n(3)\n1\n105.75\n121.50\n2\n197.40\n226.80\n3\n289.05\n332.10\n4\n380.70\n437.40\n5\n472.35\n542.70\n6\n564.00\n648.00\n7\n655.65\n753.30\n8\n747.30\n858.60\n9\n838.95\n963.90\n10\n930.60\n1,069.20\n11\n1,018.73\n1,170.45\n12\n1,106.85\n1,271.70\n13\n1,194.98\n1,372.95\n14\n1,283.10\n1,474.20\n15\n1,371.23\n1,575.45\n16\n1,459.35\n1,676.70\n17\n1,547.48\n1,777.95\n18\n1,635.60\n1,879.20\n19\n1,723.73\n1,980.45\n20\n1,811.85\n2,081.70\nThereafter for each additional plan type\n82.25\n94.50\nTable 2 to Schedule 1 – Regulation 5\nMultiple dwelling additional fee\nNumber of dwellings\n(1)\nAdditional fee (£)\n(effective beginning with 1st April 2022)\n(2)\n(effective beginning with 1st April 2023)\n(3)\n1\n–\n–\n2\n56.40\n64.80\n3\n112.80\n129.60\n4\n169.20\n194.40\n5\n225.60\n259.20\n6\n267.90\n307.80\n7\n310.20\n356.40\n8\n352.50\n405.00\n9\n394.80\n453.60\n10\n437.10\n502.20\n11\n462.95\n531.90\n12\n488.80\n561.60\n13\n514.65\n591.30\n14\n540.50\n621.00\n15\n566.35\n650.70\n16\n589.85\n677.70\n17\n613.35\n704.70\n18\n636.85\n731.70\n19\n660.35\n758.70\n20\n683.85\n785.70\nThereafter for each additional dwelling\n14.10\n16.20\nTable 3 to Schedule 1 – Regulation 5\nInspection fee\nNumber of dwellings\n(1)\nInspection fee (£)\n(effective beginning with 1st April 2022)\n(2)\n(effective beginning with 1st April 2023)\n(3)\n1\n246.75\n283.50\n2\n479.40\n550.80\n3\n712.05\n818.10\n4\n944.70\n1,085.40\n5\n1,177.35\n1,352.70\n6\n1,382.98\n1,588.95\n7\n1,588.60\n1,825.20\n8\n1,794.23\n2,061.45\n9\n1,999.85\n2,297.70\n10\n2,205.48\n2,533.95\n11\n2,369.98\n2,722.95\n12\n2,534.48\n2,911.95\n13\n2,698.98\n3,100.95\n14\n2,863.48\n3,289.95\n15\n3,027.98\n3,478.95\n16\n3,157.23\n3,627.45\n17\n3,286.48\n3,775.95\n18\n3,415.73\n3,924.45\n19\n3,544.98\n4,072.95\n20\n3,674.23\n4,221.45\nThereafter for each additional dwelling\n129.25\n148.50",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 substituted (8.4.2013) by Building (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/60), regs. 1, 12, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Table 1 substituted (1.4.2022) by The Building (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/70), regs. 1, 5(a), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Table 2 substituted (1.4.2022) by The Building (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/70), regs. 1, 5(b), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Table 3 substituted (1.4.2022) by The Building (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/70), regs. 1, 5(c), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/482/schedule/1/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:26:24.315983+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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