Building control fees 2024/25

(with effect from 1 April 2024)

Hourly rate

• Building control surveyor (office hours Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm): £118 + VAT
• Building control surveyor (out of hours): £238 + VAT
• Business support (administration): £95 + VAT
• Business support (specialist): £118 + VAT

Other charges

Regularisations

These will be charged at a rate of 180% of the standard fee charges and with zero VAT.

Completion inspection
(projects completed and occupied over three years)

Inspection of outstanding item and issuing of completion certificate: £281 + VAT

Completion inspection
(projects completed and occupied over three years, incomplete inspections records or application exceeds ten years old):

£562 + VAT

Search and copy fee

• Copying: £34 + VAT
• Certificates (per copy): £30 + VAT
• Certificate of exemption: £58 + VAT

If you require a copy of a building control completion certificate or approval, please email buildingcontrol@shropshire.gov.uk with your request, as Shropshire Council might not be your provider.

Demolition notice

Issue section 81 notice, neighbour letters and site inspection: the minimum fee is £232 + VAT = £278.40 to cover admin, issue of Section 81 notice and inspection. This may be increased depending on the size and scale of the project to allow full recovery of all reasonable costs we incur.

NB - additional fees may be charged where appropriate should services extend to finance, legal or other departments or agencies.