Manchester Building Regulations Charges

The charges for Building Regulation applications are either established as a standard charge or, for the larger schemes, individually determined on a scheme-by-scheme basis.

Standard Charges

Guidance leaflets on standard charges have been produced for:

Domestic extensions and alterations
New dwellings
All other work

We give reductions on standard charges for repetitive work or repeat work from an owner of plans that have been previously approved by the authority.

Individually determined charges

If the charge for your building work is not listed as a standard charge it will be calculated individually and you should e-mail Building Control at: building.control@manchester.gov.uk preferably with 'request for Building Regulation charge' in the title of the e-mail and provide a description of the intended work and we will contact you within 24 hours or alternatively telephone our helpline - 0161 234 4490.

We welcome early involvement, particularly on larger projects, prior to the formal deposit of a Building Regulations application to provide maximum assistance to achieve rapid approval of your scheme.

Payment of Charges

Plan Charge

• The plan charge is payable at the time of submitting the application - this charge is for checking the plans.

Inspection Charge

• The inspection charge is payable after the first inspection on site by our Building Control Officers. The applicant will be invoiced for the charge, and it will cover all subsequent inspections; no further charges are payable.

Building Notice Charge

• The charge is payable when you submit your application.